Solomon's Seal

This is Solomon's Seal. It is believed the it got its name because of the scars on the rootstock. These scars appear each year on the rootstock as the dieing back of the above ground plant takes place. You are able to tell the age of the plant by how many scars it has. This scar looks like the impression  a ring might make on the melted wax when it is pressed in to seal an envelope. The pattern that the scar leaves on the rootstock is said to look like characters from the Hebrew alphabet.

Where I found this : in the woods