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Useful Temperate Plants

Hieracium venosum

L.

Asteraceae


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+ Synonyms

Common Name: Rattlesnake Weed

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General Information

Hieracium venosum is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.40 metres tall.
It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

200
Title
The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992.
Publication
 
Author
Huxley. A.
Publisher
MacMillan Press
Year
1992
ISBN
0-333-47494-5
Description
Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
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270
Title
Flora of N. America
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses.

Range

Eastern N. America - Maine to Georgia, west to Ontario and Oklahoma.

Habitat

Openings in forests, sandy hillsides at elevations of 10 - 300 metres[
270
Title
Flora of N. America
Publication
 
Author
 
Website
http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/
Publisher
 
Year
0
ISBN
 
Description
An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses.
].

Properties

Medicinal Rating *
HabitPerennial
Height0.40 m
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details

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200

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

A compound infusion of the root has been used in the treatment of bowel complaints[
257
Title
Native American Ethnobotany
Publication
 
Author
Moerman. D.
Publisher
Timber Press. Oregon.
Year
1998
ISBN
0-88192-453-9
Description
Very comprehensive but terse guide to the native uses of plants. Excellent bibliography, fully referenced to each plant, giving a pathway to further information. Not for the casual reader.
].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation


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