Definition of locoweed in English:
1A plant of the pea family which can cause a brain disorder if eaten by livestock, found in the western and south-western US.
- Genus Astragalus (and Oxytropis), family Leguminosae
- 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.
- Ralphs et al. suggested no difference in locoweed consumption between native cattle and cattle introduced to locoweed under natural grazing conditions.
- For instance, cattle could be averted to locoweed or known eaters could be removed and placed in locoweed-free areas to prevent social facilitation.
Definition of locoweed in:
- US English dictionary
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