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A buttercup in disguise that grows in mud and could absolutely poison you.

not a marigoldActually a buttercup, lying since the 1500s
toxic rawEat it uncooked and regret everything
boiled edibleBuds pickled as fake capers historically
ancient lineageOne of Earth's oldest surviving flowering plants
bog royaltyThrives in swamps where lesser flowers drown
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