tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3748726986493313854.post4579222732776939041..comments2024-03-24T16:09:42.990-07:00Comments on Northwest Butterflies: Sparkling spicebush swallowtailCaitlin LaBarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06592892266736569213noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3748726986493313854.post-81784201808601717822011-03-27T20:19:24.609-07:002011-03-27T20:19:24.609-07:00In what seems like another era, folks in PA used s...In what seems like another era, folks in PA used sassafras root in homemade root beer. Then someone decided a compound therein (safrole) could cause cancer. Animal studies were used to justify a ban on the commercial product; not that it stopped continued use by folks back in the hills. <br /><br />So, another butterfly. Another toxic plant. Verrry interesting.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IHAZeqwQvA&feature=relatedJohn F. Hultquisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01485878295622441220noreply@blogger.com