Claim · model-written summary
Cardiac glycosides in hemp dogbane sap may poison livestock.
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Verbatim
e0“may cause livestock poisoning due to cardiac glycosides within its milky sap (but livestock generally avoid it)”
Title
The Biology of Canadian Weeds. 143. Apocynum cannabinum L.
A DiTommaso; D R Clements; S J Darbyshire; et al. Canadian Journal of Plant Science 2009. doi:10.4141/cjps08103
Other claims from this paper (11)
- Observation Hemp dogbane has white to greenish terminal flowers and pods 12-20 cm long.
- Observation Hemp dogbane differs from spreading dogbane in corolla, petals, seeds, and leaf posture.
- Observation Frequent hybridization obscures the identity of some individuals.
- Observation Hemp dogbane is native to the United States and southern Canada and most abundant from the upper Mississippi River Valley to the Atlantic coast.
- Observation Hemp dogbane is increasing in other areas and becoming more problematic under conservation tillage.
- Observation Hemp dogbane infests several crops and forages.
- Observation Hemp dogbane roots are a source of fibre.
- Observation Herbicide control of hemp dogbane is difficult because of its thick cuticle.
- Recommendation Targeting seedlings or early spring growth may improve hemp dogbane control.
- Recommendation Cultivation may control hemp dogbane, with care to avoid regrowth from fragmented roots and rhizomes.
- Observation Rotation with alfalfa reduces hemp dogbane populations.