HERB - ragweed

[Sandy M Koenig]

sounds like it might be ragweed to me.   no animals will eat it and it
gives people terrible allergies.  I can't remember exactly what it looks
like, but my mom and dad have it all over their place.  I think that's
what it looked like
raven

On Mon, 20 Jul 1998 13:37:44 -0700 "sunshinegirl"
<sunshinegirl at steward-net.com> writes:
>
>Would someone describe ragweed to me?  We have a plant out here that 
>even
>the goats and llama won't eat.  Mom calls it "bitterweed"  but I can't 
>find
>that common name listed in any of my books.  Dad said he thought it 
>might
>be ragweed, but it doesn't quite match the only picture that I have of
>ragweed.  It has lots and lots of thin "leaves", the petals are 
>yellow,
>usually nine on a flower, and sorta heart shaped, except with three 
>lobes
>instead of two.  The center is light orange.  It grows to about a foot
>high, and it is very bitter (wash your hands after pulling, before 
>eating
>anything with fingers-sometimes two or three times)
>thanks for any info,  
>Melandra of the Woods
>
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