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Several plants, including nightshade, become more toxic as they wilt and die, posing a danger to horses eating dried hay or plant matter blown into their pastures. [ 3 ] The risk of animals becoming ill during the fall is increased, as many plants slow their growth in preparation for winter, and equines begin to browse on the remaining plants.
Common names Native range Illustration Ranunculus harveyi (A. Gray) Britton [14] var. australis (Brand) L.D. Benson; Harvey's buttercup [15] south-central U.S. Ranunculus hebecarpus: Delicate buttercup Western North America Ranunculus hederaceus: Ivy-leaved crowfoot Europe Ranunculus hispidus: Bristly buttercup; Hispid buttercup; Swamp ...
Buttercups usually flower in the spring, but flowers may be found throughout the summer, especially where the plants are growing as opportunistic colonizers, as in the case of garden weeds. The water crowfoots ( Ranunculus subgenus Batrachium ), which grow in still or running water, are sometimes treated in a separate genus Batrachium (from ...
The plant is poisonous, containing cardiostimulant compounds such as adonidin and aconitic acid. [42] Aesculus hippocastanum: horse-chestnut, buckeye, conker tree Sapindaceae: All parts of the raw plant are poisonous due to saponins and glycosides such as aesculin, causing nausea, muscle twitches, and sometimes paralysis. [43] Agave spp.
Its common names include littleleaf buttercup, [1] small-flower crowfoot, [2] small-flowered buttercup, [3] and kidneyleaf buttercup. [4] It is widespread across much of North America , found in all ten Canadian provinces as well as Yukon and the Northwest Territories , and most of the United States , except Hawaii , Oregon , California , and ...
Ranunculus trichophyllus, the threadleaf crowfoot, [3] or thread-leaved water-crowfoot, [4] [5] is a plant species in the genus Ranunculus, native to Europe, Asia and North America. It is a herbaceous annual or perennial plant generally found in slow flowing streams, ponds, or lakes. The daisy-like flowers are white with a yellow centre, with ...
Adonis is a genus of about 20–30 species of flowering plants of the crowfoot family, Ranunculaceae, native to Europe and Asia. A rare pied Adonis in Behbahan. The species grow to 10–40 centimetres (3.9–15.7 in) in height, with feathery, finely divided leaves. Their flowers are red, yellow or orange and
All parts of these plants are considered toxic to humans, especially the younger parts, [2] causing severe digestive discomfort if ingested, and skin irritation. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 10 ] [ 64 ] Larkspur, especially tall larkspur, is a significant cause of cattle poisoning on rangelands in the western United States. [ 65 ]