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ragwort
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ragwort: see groundsel groundsel , any plant of the very large genus Senecio, widely distributed herbs and (in the tropics) shrubs or trees of the family Asteraceae (aster family). Many grow as vines.
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ragwort
any of several plants of the genus Senecio, esp S. jacobaea of Europe, that have yellow daisy-like flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)


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Grier said he tries to avoid using pesticides, but some instances - infestations of tansy ragwort, Canadian thistle, Scotch broom and other weeds - leave him with no choice but to spray.
For example, most livestock keepers know that certain lupines cause toxicity in stock as does tansy ragwort.
Other days are filled with Paula spinning yarn on a spinning wheel (`Your hands are busy but your mind can think," she wrote); sorting out bull calves to run through the chute for castration; cutting down nasty tansy ragwort, a noxious weed that's poisonous to livestock; playing with the four grandchildren they have together; or watching a new calf bond with its mama.
 
 
 
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