False Solomon's Seal

Old herbalists called this plant Seal of the Blessed Virgin, and in England it was known as Lady's seal. These names were associated with it because curious seal-like marks are left on the rhizome when a stem is shed. The marks were said to resemble the seals or signets used during the Middle Ages, when letters and documents of importance were sealed with hot wax. Pressing a seal or signet into the wax verified a document's authenticity when it was delivered with the seal unbroken.

Osgood, Ohio · United States