Bitterweed – Plant

LATIN NAME
Hymenoxys odorata

LONGEVITY
Annual

SEASON
Warm

ORIGIN
Native

DETAILS:

• Yellow-flowered, annual weed varying in height from a few inches to 2 feet.
• Erect and branches from the base.
• Toxic to livestock, primarily sheep.
• Major problem in the southwest.
• Cattle are occasionally poisoned when this plant is present and there is a shortage of other green forage.

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