This beautiful wildflower with an ugly name was prominent in the Adirondacks last week. It’s a European species introduced to America as early as 1683! The name is derived from an alleged theory that the dried plant was a cure for snakebite. Bugloss is from ancient Greek for "ox-tongue" which its leaves were thought to resemble. (from Audubon Field Guide to North American Wildflowers)

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