rattlesnake weed

noun

Daucus pusillus.

Similar
Hieracium venosum

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several plants used in folk medicine to treat snakebites.
    1. Daucus pusillus.
    2. Euphorbia albomarginata.
    3. Hieracium venosum.
    4. Stachys floridana.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna hawkweed with a rosette of purple-veined basal leaves; Canada to northern Georgia and Kentucky

Similar
Hieracium venosum
Broader

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APA

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Chicago

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