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October 2, 2015 by Wren Smith

Trails from the Bent Twig Trail: National History and Medical Mystery

This angelic looking wildflower may have shaped our history as a nation. White snakeroot, Ageratina altissima (formally Eupatorium rugosum) is common along the Bent Twig Trail and is in full bloom […]

Filed Under: Blog, Tales from Bent Twig Tagged With: Abraham Lincoln, Bent Twig, milk sickness, white snake, Whitesnake root

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