Mayapples and Eastern Dogwoods
The Mayapples and the Eastern Dogwoods are two plants that do not occur naturally in Wise County. So it is always a treat to see them in Fannin County.
“Dried, ground bark was used as a quinine substitute for treating fevers. A bark decoction was used to treat mouth problems, and the fibrous twigs were used as chewing sticks, said to whiten teeth. (Kershaw) Tea made of boiled inner bark used to reduce fevers; during Civil War dogwood bark used as substitute for quinine. (Weiner)
Some tribes used the roots to make a scarlet dye for colouring porcupine quills and eagle feathers. The bark also yields a red dye. (Kershaw) ” (Wildflower.org)
In fact these two plants were one of many of the highlights to visiting the Caddo NG! Don’t miss the opportunity to go see this beautiful public treasure in Fannin County!
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Beautiful plants! And the green anaconda is great! Really nice to see the scientists recognizing their local coauthors.
Agreed nice about co- authors👏🏻
Yes they are beautiful. I love dogwood but don’t know anything about mayapple. Cool
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The first time I saw a large patch of mayapples in a forest in East Texas, I thought it looked like a magical fairy village with the flower blossoms under the umbrellas of the plants. I actually laid on the ground to get a picture from the fairies’ perspective. I need to dig up that photo.
Did you see the fairies? 😊
I’ve laid on the ground to get mayapple photos too.