HERB - ragweed
sunshinegirl
sunshinegirl at steward-net.com
Thu Jul 23 21:48:55 PDT 1998
I found a picture. You are right on the money - that is indeed my mystery
plant!!
Thanks so much.
Melandra of the Woods.
p.s. I found the picture in a fascinating web site
http://leviathan.tamu.edu:70/0/pubs/Weeds
All kinds of neat plants pictured here...
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> From: nweders at mail.utexas.edu
> To: herbalist at Ansteorra.ORG
> Subject: Re: HERB - ragweed
> Date: Thursday, July 23, 1998 5:06 PM
>
> I think I maybe have found one of the flowers that you are looking for..
> The info is from The Wildflowers of Texas by Geyata Ajilvsgi
> Shearer Publications. It lists Bitterweed (Helenium amarum) ASTERACEAE
an
> upright moundlike small annual herb 4-20 inches high stem inconspicuously
> grooved or ribbed, solitary or few,slender at base, usually much branched
> in upper portion. Entire plant bitterly aromatic. FLOWER: head to 1
> inch. ray flowers, 8 petalled, yellow, toothed at tip, somewhat
drooping.
> Heads numerous forming loose open terminal cluster. LEAVES: long, very
> narrow or threadlike, stalkless, numerous in lower portion of the plant.
> Bitterwweed is not usuallly eaten by cattle and increases greatly in
> heavily grazed areaas. Milk of cows that do feed on the herbage is
> extremely distasteful, and honey from the pollen is reportedly very
bitter
> and unpalatable.
>
> Is this it?
>
> What fun, even if I'm wrong!
>
> Clare
>
>
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