rayless goldenrod — noun : any of several plants of Haplopappus and related genera some of which (especially H. heterophyllus and H. fruticosus) produce trembles in cattle see chrysothamnus * * * rayless goldenrod, any one of various plants related to the goldenrod… … Useful english dictionary
rayless goldenrod — ray·less goldenrod rā ləs n a shrubby or herbaceous composite plant (Haplopappus heterophyllus syn. Isocoma wrightii) that occurs esp. on open saline ground from Texas to Arizona and northern Mexico and causes trembles in cattle … Medical dictionary
goldenrod — noun Date: 1568 any of numerous chiefly North American composite perennial herbs (genus Solidago) with small heads of usually yellow late blooming flowers often clustered in panicles compare rayless goldenrod … New Collegiate Dictionary
Goldenrod — Taxobox name = Goldenrod image width = 250px image caption = Inflorescences of Solidago virgaurea minuta regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae tribus = Astereae genus = Solidago… … Wikipedia
List of Asteraceae genera — This is a list of genera in the plant family Asteraceae, the daisies and sunflowers.A* Aaronsohnia Warb. Eig * Abrotanella Cass. * Acamptopappus (A.Gray) A.Gray goldenhead * Acanthocephalus Kar. Kir. * Acanthocladium F.Muell. * Acanthodesmos… … Wikipedia
Bigelowia nuttallii — ID 10361 Symbol Key BINU2 Common Name Nuttall s rayless goldenrod Family Asteraceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AL, FL, GA, LA, TX Growth Habit Forb/herb … USDA Plant Characteristics
trembles — An intoxication of cattle, caused by eating white snakeroot, Eupatorium urticaefolium, or the rayless goldenrod; the active agent is a higher alcohol, tremetol, which intoxicated cows eliminate in their milk, causing milk sickness when ingested… … Medical dictionary
tremetol — trem·e·tol trem ə .tȯl, .tōl n an unsaturated alcohol obtained as an oil of aromatic odor from a snakeroot (Eupatorium rugosum) and several rayless goldenrods (esp. Haplopappus heterophyllus) that causes trembles in animals and milk sickness in… … Medical dictionary
tremble — I. intransitive verb (trembled; trembling) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French trembler, from Medieval Latin tremulare, from Latin tremulus tremulous, from tremere to tremble; akin to Greek tremein to tremble Date: 14th century 1. to… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Isocoma — Taxobox name = Goldenbush image width = 250px image caption = Isocoma acradenia regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Asterales familia = Asteraceae tribus = Astereae genus = Isocoma genus authority = Nutt.… … Wikipedia