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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Hartung, Tammi, 1961- author.
Title: Cattail moonshine and milkweed medicine: the curious stories of 43 amazing north american native plants / by Tammi Hartung.
Other titles: The curious stories of 43 amazing north american native plants
Description: North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016015556 (print) | LCCN 2016017168 (ebook) | ISBN 9781612126609 (hardcover : alk. paper) | ISBN 9781612126616 (Ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Plants, Useful--North America.
Classification: LCC QK98.4.A1 H375 2016 (print) | LCC QK98.4.A1 (ebook) | DDC 581.6/3--dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016015556
This publication is intended to provide educational information for the reader on the covered subject. It is not intended to take the place of personalized medical counseling, diagnosis, and treatment from a trained health professional.