ragwort in a sentence
Examples
- In the western United States it is generally known as tansy ragwort, or tansy, though its resemblance to the true tansy is superficial.
- There is no definitive test for the poisoning however, since megalocytosis is not a change in the liver which is specific to ragwort poisoning.
- In the Smokies, the northern hardwood canopies are dominated by Rugels ragwort, bloodroot, hydrangea, and several species of grasses and ferns.
- Larvae feed within seed heads of " Jacobaea vulgaris " ( the tansy ragwort ), often destroying all of the developing seeds.
- In areas of the world where ragwort is a native plant, such as Britain and continental Europe, documented cases of proven poisoning are rare.
- Some sensitive individuals can suffer from an allergic reaction because ragwort like many members of the compositae family contains sesquiterpine lactones which can cause compositae dermatitis.
- The ragwort flea beetle and ragwort seed fly have been approved and released for " Senecio " control in California, Australia and elsewhere.
- The ragwort flea beetle and ragwort seed fly have been approved and released for " Senecio " control in California, Australia and elsewhere.
- This is a quite variable species, forewings ranging from pale to dark brown but always recognizable by the distinctively shaped dark ragwort and red valerian.
- The beetle is most effective when used in conjunction with the cinnabar moth ( " Tyria jacobaeae " ), another ragwort biocontrol agent.