Mandragora autumnalis
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Mandragora autumnalis, known as mandrake[2] or autumn mandrake,[3] is recognized by some sources as a separate species from Mandragora officinarum, although with different circumscriptions. Others regard it as merely part of this very variable species. Plants given the name Mandragora autumnalis consist of a rosette of leaves up to 60 cm (2 ft) across, close to the ground, with a central group of usually purplish flowers followed by yellow or orange berries. The large tap-roots as well as the leaves contain alkaloids and are toxic. They have traditional uses as herbal medicines.
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Mandragora autumnalis | |
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Photographed in Israel | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Solanaceae |
Genus: | Mandragora |
Species: | M. autumnalis |
Binomial name | |
Mandragora autumnalis Bertol.[1] | |
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