locoweed in English

noun
1
a widely distributed plant of the pea family that, if eaten by livestock, can cause a brain disorder, the symptoms of which include unpredictable behavior and loss of coordination.
Rocky summit species include the rather rare Huddleson's locoweed , a three-to-four-inch-tall, hairy white plant that produces pink-to-purple flowers and oversize seed pods.
2
cannabis.
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1. Astragalus is an herb known scientifically as Astragalus membranaceus, and commonly as milk vetch and locoweed

2. Assiniboine park include American alpine smelowskia Smelowskia calycina, Raynold's sedge Carex raynoldsii, Cusick's Indian paintbrush Castilleja cusickii, stalked-pod locoweed Oxytropis podocarpa, sub-alpine grassland Saussurea nuda and Apetalous campion Silene uralensis attenuata.

3. Species of Astragalus are commonly referred to as locoweed in North America because, following excessive consumption of these plants, cattle seem to become unmanageable and “go crazy” or “loco.” Astragalus is poisonous in any of three ways: by promoting …

4. Apart from Astragalus it is also known as Huang chi, Huang qi, Milk vetch, Radix Astragali, locoweed, goat’s thorn, green dragon, gum dragon, gummi tragacanthae, hog gum, membranous milk vetch, Syrian tragacanth, tragacanth, Mongolian Milk, Ogi, Phaca membranacea, Radix Astragalus, Réglisse Bâtarde and Réglisse Sauvage.