Curious shiny flowers, green outside and brown inside; blooms from July to October; stems turn purple in the fall. Prefers the edges of woodlands and thickets throughout the Tallgrass region. Can reach 8 feet tall.

Native Americans used a tea made from the roots of this plant to treat fevers and piles. It acts as a diuretic and a tonic. Early settlers claimed a couple of different folk remedies from S. marilandica - poulticed as a cancer treatment and as a tonic to treat restlessness, anxiety and sleeplessness in pregnant women.

Edible Uses: Unkown

Medicinal Uses: Alterative, appetizer, diaphoretic, vermifuge and vulnerary.

A tea made from the roots is diuretic, emmenagogue and tonic. It has been used in the treatment of irregular menses, fevers and piles.

Alterative, appetizer, diaphoretic, vermifuge and vulnerary.

A tea made from the roots is diuretic, emmenagogue and tonic. It has been used in the treatment of irregular menses, fevers and piles. A poultice made from the roots is a folk remedy for cancer.

Herbal Uses: Unknown