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 Hogwort
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| Croton capitatus |
The hogwort (Croton capitatus), also known as the woolly croton is an annual plant with erect, branched stems, densely covered with light brown, wooly hairs that give it a whitish appearance. It grows in dry, open areas, especially sandy and rocky soils. It is distributed across the Southern U.S.A., and elsewhere. Hogwort contains croton oil, a powerful laxative.
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Trivia
British author J. K. Rowling did not deliberately name the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from her Harry Potter series of books after the hogwort. It was only after the books were published that a friend reminded her of seeing the plant in the Kew Gardens many years beforehand. Rowling speculated that the name had remained in her subconscious ever since [1].
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References
- ^ "Visitor's Guide to Hogwarts", The Harry Potter Lexicon. Retrieved 20 October 2007
