Arboretum in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Veronicastrum virginicum

Culver's Root

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 5, 2023

1. Veronicastrum virginicum Marker

Inscription.
The black roots contain a substance with powerful emetic (vomit-inducing) and cathartic (bowel-purging) properties which was used by the Senecas and Menomini.

This root is potentially toxic.

Erected by U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & Archaeology • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Science & Medicine.

Location. 38° 54.682′ N, 76° 58.208′ W. Marker is in Northeast Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in Arboretum. It can be reached from Meadow Road Northeast 0.1 miles east of Eagle Nest Road Northeast, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Washington DC 20002, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Upper South,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Tidewater,

and in the Chesapeake Bay Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Osmorhiza calytonii (here, next to this marker); Rosa virginiana (here, next to this marker); Geranium maculatum (here, next to this marker); Oenothera biennis (here, next to this marker); Echinacea purpurea (here, next to this marker); Symphytum officinale (here, next to this marker); Helleborus niger (here, next to this marker); Hydrastis canadensis (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Northeast Washington.

Additional keywords. Veronicastrum virginicum

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 5, 2023

2. Veronicastrum virginicum Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 18, 2020, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 187 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 5, 2023, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.