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 Italy, Sicily, Selinunte: Autumn-flowering Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum), long believed to have connections to the supernatural. Said to "howl" when pulled out of the ground. Roots used by ancients for love potions and aphrodisiacs. 
 Keywords: botany, flora, flowering plants, herbs, poisonous plants

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Photographer: Peter Michael Rhodes
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Upload Date: 2012-11-16 21:53:06
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Italy, Sicily, Selinunte: Autumn-flowering Mandrake (Mandragora officinarum), long believed to

have connections to the supernatural. Said to "howl" when pulled out of the ground. Roots used by ancients for love potions and aphrodisiacs.
Keywords: botany, flora, flowering plants, herbs, poisonous plants