
Mandrake or Nercëlaiquë (Q."little-man-wort") was a member of a whole family of plants native to Ithilien, Núrn, Harondor and eastern Middle-Earth.It was toxic and used for various medical purposes.It was sometimes called Gallows-weed, but the same name was confusingly also often applied to hemp.
True mandrake is also often confused with wild vine or wild hops."Mandrake" was also the name of a family of Bree-landers.