. A manual of poisonous plants, chiefly of eastern North America, with brief notes on economic and medicinal plants, and numerous illustrations. Poisonous plants. 778 MANUAL OF POISONOUS PLANTS waste and cultivated grounds along the Pacific coast appearing as an introduced weed. Also an introduced weed in Europe and South America. Erigeron ramosus (Walt.) BSP. White Weed. Fleabane. Stem and leaves somewhat hirsute and hairy, roughish; leaves entire or nearly so; the upper lanceolate, the lower oblong or spatulate; heads borne in corymbose panicles; ray flowers white and twice as long as the sc
. A manual of poisonous plants, chiefly of eastern North America, with brief notes on economic and medicinal plants, and numerous illustrations. Poisonous plants. 778 MANUAL OF POISONOUS PLANTS waste and cultivated grounds along the Pacific coast appearing as an introduced weed. Also an introduced weed in Europe and South America. Erigeron ramosus (Walt.) BSP. White Weed. Fleabane. Stem and leaves somewhat hirsute and hairy, roughish; leaves entire or nearly so; the upper lanceolate, the lower oblong or spatulate; heads borne in corymbose panicles; ray flowers white and twice as long as the scales of the involucre; achenes small, pappus double, the inner of fragile bristles. Distribution. From Nova Scotia to Florida, west to Louisiana and Texas to Northwest Territory. Brigeron amiuus (L.) Pers. Fleabane. White Weed. A sparingly pubescent annual from 3-5 feet high; leaves thin, coarsely and sharply toothed, the lower one ovate, or ovate-lanceolate, acute and entire on both ends; heads corymbed and rays white, tinged with purple. Distribution. A common weed in meadows, pastures and woods in northern United Fig. C. White weed {Erigeron an- nuus). Common in clover and timothy meadows. A troublesome weed. Leaves and stem with a somewhat bitter flavor. (Charlotte M. King). Poisonous properties. Common horseweed {B. canadensis) abundant in many places has been looked upon as being suspicious. It contains an oil, mainly a terpene C^j^Hj^. It has an acrid taste and is neutral in its reaction. It causes smarting of the eyes, soreness of the throat, aching of extremities, and colic. It causes irritation to people handling the plant. When in hay it. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Pammel, L. H. (Louis Hermann), 1862-1931. Cedar Rapids, Ia. , The Torch Press
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