Crowpoison

Stenanthium

 densum

Crowpoison (Stenanthium densum) has a dense flowerhead of up to a hundred flowers that rises above a six-foot stem with grasslike leaves. In the spring, the plumes of white flowers may be seen in southeastern wetlands. The Greek words stenos, meaning narrow, and anthos, meaning flower, describe the narrow tepals found in some species of Crowpoison. As the common name suggests, all parts of the plant are poisonous. Its other common name, Osceola’s Plume, was inspired by the ostrich feathers worn by Osceola, a Seminole leader.

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