goatweed
St. John's relative
Goatweed is a common name for several unrelated plants, most often *Hypericum perforatum* (St.
John's wort) or *Ageratum conyzoides*, both considered weeds in pastures and fields.
The name likely reflects that goats will eat plants other livestock avoid.
The field was overrun with goatweed.
Medicinal yellow-flowered herb
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
- morphologyStudy of structural forms
herbarium · phylogeny · dicotyledon · angiosperm · perennial · herbaceous · wildflower · nomenclature
Curative treatment or fix
- tinctureHerb steeped in alcohol
- decoctionBoiled herbal concentrate
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
- poulticeMoist healing application
therapeutic · traditional · folk medicine · herbal · healing · treatment · antidepressant · mood
Seek food actively
- grazingFeeding on pasture
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- goatsHorned farm ruminants
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
browse · toxic · poisonous · veterinary · livestock · agricultural · rangeland · unpalatable
Grassy field for grazing
- pastureGrazing ground for livestock
- roadsideAdjacent to pavement
- wastelandUninhabitable barren region
- disturbedEmotionally or mentally unsettled
grassland · woodland · edge · field · native · naturalized · groundcover · drought-tolerant
Hostile and confrontational
- spreadTo distribute widely
- colonizeEstablish control over territory
- infestationPest takeover situation
- displaceRemove from proper position
encroachment · outcompete · eradication · control · management · pasture · rangeland · disturbed
St. John's wort
Medicinal yellow-flowered herb
- taxonomyScience of categorical arrangement
- genusTaxonomic rank above species
- speciesFinest taxonomic rank
morphology · herbarium · phylogeny · dicotyledon · angiosperm · perennial · herbaceous · wildflower · nomenclature · classification
remedy
Curative treatment or fix
- tinctureHerb steeped in alcohol
- decoctionBoiled herbal concentrate
- infusionSteeping to extract essence
poultice · therapeutic · traditional · folk medicine · herbal · healing · treatment · antidepressant · mood · depression
forage
Seek food actively
pasture · browse · toxic · poisonous · veterinary · livestock · agricultural · rangeland · unpalatable
meadow
Grassy field for grazing
disturbed · grassland · woodland · edge · field · native · naturalized · groundcover · drought-tolerant · adaptable
aggressive
Hostile and confrontational
- spreadTo distribute widely
- colonizeEstablish control over territory
- infestationPest takeover situation
displace · encroachment · outcompete · eradication · control · management · pasture · rangeland · disturbed · roadsides