"The yellow lady's slipper, both the small and great... are listed as endangered, threatened or vulnerable. Even the most enthusiastic herbalists warn that people should grow their own supplies or at least not harvest wild plants. Both rootstock and roots are [still ?] used.
Used as an antispasmodic and nerve tonic, the plant is known by a variety of names, large yellow lady's-slipper, yellow lady's-slipper, yellow moccasin-flower, Venus'shoe, Venus'-cup, yellow Indian-shoe, American valerian, nerve-root, mate nervine, yellow Noah's-ark, yellows, monkeyflower, umbil-root and yellow umbel. ... In 1987, the state Department of Environmental Resources established a recognized special status for wild plants known as "vulnerable" to include plants "in danger of population decline" due to great demand. ... The vulnerable plant licensing program attempts to monitor, not eliminate, commercial trade in native plant species. People who need licenses include anyone who plans to buy a vulnerable plant from a state resident on a commercial basis; anyone who buys and then sells such plants; anyone who collects or cultivates vulnerable plants and wants to sell them across state or international boundaries. People can apply at any time for the license which costs $50 and is valid until June 30. Applications for the license and dealer transaction report forms are available from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Bureau of Forestry... Harrisburg, PA" URL : http://www.bradfordera.com/articles/2008/06/20/round_the_square/doc485c5dc4b9da3662967592.txt ************ Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
