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The aromatic rhizomes of Sweet Flag have long been used in traditional medicine, and the roots have been used as a spicy addition to salads when candied.Proper research should be done before using any plant as an edible or medicinal to avoid unsafe consumption.Sources:\u003cbr\u003eEastern\/Central Medicinal Plants and Herbs by Steven Foster and James A. 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It has fragrant, maroon to lilac flowers June through September and its roots are long and cordlike with walnut-sized tubers attached. These tubers have a protein content triple the amount of potatoes and it is possible for each plant to produce five pounds of tubers. It was a significant food source for Native Americans, who taught the Pilgrims how to gather and cook them. The fruit and seeds are also edible.\u003cbr\u003eGroundnut is a useful plant for wildlife as well. Deer will browse the foliage while the Silver-spotted Skipper and Southern Cloudywing use it as a larval host. Many bees are fond of this plant as a nectar source, including honeybees, bumblebees, leaf-cutting bees and Halictid bees.\u003cbr\u003eThis vine prefers to grow in average to high-quality environments with rich, moist to wet soils and partial to full shade conditions. It can grow rapidly, and may be aggressive and hard to control in its preferred setting. 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Young plants commonly have a vase-shaped appearance that rounds out as they get more mature and thicken from the base. In plantings that receive low levels of sunlight, the shrubs will sucker more vigorously (searching for the light) and tend to form clonal colonies if no action is taken to control the spread. This can be a desired effect in naturalized areas or on woodland margins. However, if the shrub is to be used as a specimen or accent plant, the suckers should be removed annually to restrict the size and shape. More sun exposure tends to slow down the spreading habit and makes it easier to maintain a tidy planting. This can be a great choice for large rain garden plantings as it is very adaptable to soil moisture levels. The fall foliage of Black Chokeberry is a gorgeous mix of dusky purple, burgundy, and crimson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cheerful white flowers bloom in May with a sweet honey fragrance. 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This can be a desired effect in naturalized areas or on woodland margins. However, if the shrub is to be used as a specimen or accent plant, the suckers should be removed annually to restrict the size and shape. More sun exposure tends to slow down the spreading habit and makes it easier to maintain a tidy planting. This can be a great choice for large rain garden plantings as it is very adaptable to soil moisture levels. The fall foliage of Black Chokeberry is a gorgeous mix of dusky purple, burgundy, and crimson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cheerful white flowers bloom in May with a sweet honey fragrance. Many pollinators are attracted to the flowers, particularly mason bees and Andrenid bees. Glossy, dark berries mature in the fall. They are edible as well as one of the highest plant sources of anthocyanins, but so astringent that they earned the common name of Chokeberry. They can be made into juice, jelly, syrup, liqueur, and much more. 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They do most of their growing in the early spring before many other plants get going, and will sometimes go semi-dormant in the heat of summer after fruiting. They can co-exist with taller plants that cast shade later in the season. Their flowering height is only 6-8\" tall and they can spread indefinitely through stoloniferous runners which root into the ground, forming clonal colonies. It is a useful plant to control erosion while preventing many invasive plants that will colonize open ground.Fruiting will occur after flowering only if climatic conditions are favorable, otherwise the fruits will abort. Making sure the plants have an adequate supply of moisture and protecting them from drying winds will help with fruit production. Wild Strawberries are eaten by a number of mammals, birds and turtles. The flowers are cross-pollinated by many bee species which are attracted by the nectar and pollen. 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