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The release of insects feeding on the leaves and stems of L. dalmatica is an additional way to control the rapid reproduction of this plant and localize it to a certain area. The most prominent insect that aids in the suppression of L. dalmatica growth is the toadflax stem-mining weevil.
Its common names include prairie tea, one-seed croton, dove weed, and prairie goatweed. [5] Other plant characteristics include alternate leaf arrangement, (or phyllotaxis) and a tap root. It is an annual and it has entire leaf margins, The type of fruit is a capsule, sepals exist on the flowers. The flowers are small and white.
Labrador tea is a common name for three closely related plant species in the genus Rhododendron as well as a herbal tea made from their leaves. All three species are primarily wetland plants in the heath family. Labrador tea has been a favorite beverage for a long time among the Dene and Inuit peoples.
The 'toad' in toadflax may relate to the plants having historically been used to treat bubonic plague, a false link having been drawn between the words 'bubo' and 'Bufo'. The scientific name Linaria means "resembling linum " ( flax ), which the foliage of some species superficially resembles.
A tea made from the leaves was taken as a laxative and strong diuretic as well as for jaundice, dropsy, and enteritis with drowsiness. [citation needed] For skin diseases and piles, either a leaf tea or an ointment made from the flowers was used. [citation needed] In addition, a tea made in milk instead of water has been used as an insecticide ...
It is a low shrub growing to 50 centimetres (20 inches) tall—rarely up to 2 metres (6 + 1 ⁄ 2 feet)—with evergreen leaves 2–6 cm (3 ⁄ 4 – 2 + 3 ⁄ 8 in) long and 3–15 millimetres (1 ⁄ 8 – 5 ⁄ 8 in) broad. The leaves are wrinkled on top, densely hairy white to red-brown underneath, and have a leathery texture, curling at the ...
Stems and leaves are glabrous, and stem diameter is about 0.2–0.4 cm (0.079–0.157 in). The largest annual production is in early summer, followed by autumn. Average annual growth is 0.7–0.8 m (2.3–2.6 ft). The dorsal leaves are gray in the spring. Leaflets are thin, papery, or herbaceous, long, narrow, oblong, oval or needle-shaped ...
Rhododendron columbianum has been used medicinally as a tea astringent, diaphoretic, diuretic and laxative properties. The plant can, however, be toxic if the tea is allowed to steep too long. The fragrance of the leaves has also been shown useful in repelling insects and rodents. [12] [13]