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Parts of these plants are POISONOUS if ingested and can cause skin irritation! This plant is also known as Ground-elder, herb gerard, bishop's weed, goutweed, and snow-in-the-mountain.

Family: Apiaceae (ay-pee-AY-see-ee) Genus: Aegopodium (ee-guh-POH-dee-um) - Greek for aix - "goat" and podion - little foot" - It was once thought to cure gout. Species: podagraria (pod-uh-GRAR-ee-uh) - Latin meaning "foot chain" or "goat's foot", as the leaf was shaped like a foot and thought to cure gout Illustrations from N.L. Britton & A. Brown (1913): Illustrated Flora of the Northern States and Canada. Date: 1913 A.D. Provided to the USDA Plant Database courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc.