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Wicked (Poisonous) Weeds & Pretty Flowers Nick Roy spots suspect flower on CM, sends sample to UK expert, and confirms we do have Cressleaf Grounsel growing in Adair County, KY. Cressleaf Grounsel can be a threat to cattle. He touches on two other common but little known plants, Poison Hemlock, and Perilla Mint. There's also a fascinating YouTube video from Voice of America with a huge surprise about what one author, Amy Stewart, thinks is the most wicked plant in the world, the one which kills more people worldwide than any other: Shouldn't be a surprise to Adair Countians. Click on headline for Mr. Roy's findings, links, and the video By Ed Waggener Nick Roy, Adair County agent for Agriculture and Natural Resources, noticed something amiss with the plant growing in the Green River Commerce Park with the beautiful yellow flowers. It looked like it might be a concern to Adair County's cattle industry if he were right and the plant was, as he suspected, Cressleaf Grounsel. He took a sample, and sent photos to JD Green, UK Weed Scientist, and Green identified the weed as " I sent some additional pictures to JD Green, UK Weed Scientist and he identified the weed we were looking at as Cressleaf Groundsel (Senecio glabellus) "This is the type of Groundsel which is poisonous to livestock. I appreciate you pointing it out so that I can help farmers become more familiar with this plant and it's toxicity. "While it may or may not become an issue in hay or pasture in the future, it's nice to have the knowledge that it's out there so we can keep an eye out for it," Mr. Roy said. Mr. Roy noted another common plant in this area which residents should know about: Poison Hemlock which is everywhere. "This is the hemlock which Socrates had to drink. (Trial of Socrates/Wikipedia . And another one which has proven a real threat to cattle: Perilla Mint "We had several confirmed death of cattle from this plant last year," Mr. Roy said. +++++There's an interesting Voice of America Agriculture Report for Watching Out for 'Wicked Plants', which helps put poisonous plants in perspective. Some deadly plants have pharmaceutical values. The video tells of Common Groundsel: This story was posted on 2012-04-18 10:45:39
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