Oxypolis

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Read about Oxypolis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Oxypolis (derivation not explained). Umbelliferae. A few erect glabrous wet-ground perennials in N. Amer., seldom used in bog- and swamp-gardening; formerly known as Tiedemannia. The plants have tuberous clustered roots: Lvs. pinnate or ternate, sometimes reduced to hollow and jointed phyllodia: fls. small, white, in compound mostly involucrate and involucel- late umbels: fr. glabrous, ovate or obovate, dorsally flattened, ribbed or winged. O. rigidius, Raf. (Tiedemannia rigida, Coult. & Rose), Cowbane, is a poisonous herb, 2-6 ft. tall, growing in swamps, N. Y. to Minn, and Fla., which was once offered in the trade: lvs. pinnate; Ifts. oblong to ovate-lanceolate or nearly linear, entire or sparsely dentate. Probably not now listed. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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