Mandragora Mandrake

Mandrake definition is a mediterranean herb mandragora officinarum of the nightshade family with large ovate leaves greenish yellow or purple flowers and a large usually forked root resembling a human in form and formerly credited with magical properties. The plants from which the root is obtained are also called mandrakes.

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Part used herb habitat the mandrake the object of so many strange superstitions is a native of southern europe and the levant but will grow here in gardens if given a warm situation though otherwise it may not survive severe.

Mandragora mandrake. Mandrake genus mandragora genus of six species of hallucinogenic plants in the nightshade family native to the mediterranean region and the himalayas. The mandrake does not derive its name from the shape of the human body which the root of the plant sometimes takes but from the name by which it was known to the greeks mandragora and which signifies injurious to cattle. In legend and poetry the mandrake figures largely.

Mediterranean mandrakes are perennial herbaceous plants with ovate leaves arranged in a. A mandrake is the root of a plant historically derived either from plants of the genus mandragora found in the mediterranean region or from other species such as bryonia alba the english mandrake which have similar properties the plants from which the root is obtained are also called mandrakes. Mandragora is a plant genus belonging to the nightshade family members of the genus are known as mandrakes there are between three and five species in the genus.

A mandrake is the root of a plant historically derived either from plants of the genus mandragora found in the mediterranean region or from other species such as bryonia alba the english mandrake which have similar properties. Minister for magic venusia crickerly died in 1912 following a freak mandrake related gardening accident. A mandrake also known as mandragora is a magical and sentient plant which has a root that looks like a human like a baby when the plant is young but maturing as the plant grows.

Mandragora officinarum is the type species of the plant genus mandragora it is often known as mandrake although this name is also used for other plants as of 2015 sources differed significantly in the species they use for mandragora plants native to the mediterranean region the main species found around the mediterranean is called mandragora autumnalis the autumn mandrake. The one or two species found around the mediterranean constitute the mandrake of ancient writers such as dioscorides two or three further species are found eastwards into china. The plants are particularly noted for their potent roots which somewhat resemble the human form and have a long history of use in religious and superstitious practices.

When matured its cry can be fatal to any person who hears it. Plants given the name mandragora autumnalis consist of a rosette of leaves up to 60 cm 2 ft across close to the ground with a central group of. Mandragora autumnalis known as mandrake or autumn mandrake is recognized by some sources as a separate species from mandragora officinarum although with different circumscriptions others regard it as merely part of this very variable species.

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