Adder’s tongue
and adder’s mouth
spiderwort, lousewort
and viper’s bugloss
Toad flax
and frog orchid
green dragon, dragon’s mouth
and lizard’s tail
Why do we name
our rare and elegant flowers
after reptiles and insects?
why do we call them
Snakeroot
and creeping and downy
dwarf and giant
rattlesnake plantains?
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