[MPWG] Can You Help?

Fri Nov 14 23:03:10 CST 2003

This is a great question.  I hope to read a lot of answers. The only item
I can contribute is silphion which was, as I have read, used as a
contraceptive and an abortifacient by the Greek.  It was used to such
an extent that Pliny the Elder, eventually, reported of its scarcity.

On Fri, 14 Nov 2003, Flo Oxley wrote:

> We are working with a reporter who has asked the question: Are there any examples of food or medicien that has been lost because a plant species has become extinct? While I think I can talk about plants with medicinal or food value that are currently threatened or endangered, I can't come up with any that have actually gone extinct. Any ideas or thoughts?
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> Thanks for your help on this!
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> Flo Oxley
> Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
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