. The drug plants of Illinois . MYRIGA ASPLENIFOLIA L. Sweet fern, fern gale, meadow fern, shrubby fern, sweet bush. Myricaceae.—^A small, sweet-scented, pubescent herb Xl/y to 3 feet tall; stems and branches erect or spreading; leaves linear oblong, deeply cut into many rounded lobes, alternate, stipu- late, 3 to 6 inches long; male flowers in catkins clustered at the ends of branches; female flowers in short catkins clustered on very short, lateral branches; fruit bur- like, usually 4-seeded. The leaves and top collected. In open places in oak woods on sandy, acid soil in the extreme northea
. The drug plants of Illinois . MYRIGA ASPLENIFOLIA L. Sweet fern, fern gale, meadow fern, shrubby fern, sweet bush. Myricaceae.—^A small, sweet-scented, pubescent herb Xl/y to 3 feet tall; stems and branches erect or spreading; leaves linear oblong, deeply cut into many rounded lobes, alternate, stipu- late, 3 to 6 inches long; male flowers in catkins clustered at the ends of branches; female flowers in short catkins clustered on very short, lateral branches; fruit bur- like, usually 4-seeded. The leaves and top collected. In open places in oak woods on sandy, acid soil in the extreme northeastern corner of Illi- nois; infrequent and local. Contains a volatile oil (oil of sweet fern) and tannin. Used as a stimulant and astrin- gent.
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