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<p>1 revision(s)</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Taxobox<br /> | name = Rattlesnake Weed<br /> | image = Chamaesyce albomarginata 4.jpg<br /> | image_width = 240px<br /> | regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br /> | divisio = [[Magnoliophyta]]<br /> | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]<br /> | subclassis = [[Rosidae]]<br /> | unranked_ordo = [[Eurosids I]]<br /> | ordo = [[Ericales]]<br /> | ordo = [[Malpighiales]]<br /> | familia = [[Euphorbiaceae]]<br /> | subfamilia = [[Euphorbioideae]]<br /> | tribus = [[Euphorbieae]]<br /> | subtribus = [[Euphorbiinae]]<br /> | genus = ''[[Euphorbia]]''<br /> | species = '''''E. albomarginata'''''<br /> | binomial = ''Euphorbia albomarginata''<br /> | binomial_authority = [[John Torrey|Torr.]] &amp; [[Samuel Frederick Gray|Gray]]{{Verify source|date=November 2007}}&lt;!-- &quot;Torr. &amp; A.Gray&quot;? --&gt;<br /> | synonyms =<br /> ''Chamaesyce albomarginata''<br /> }}<br /> <br /> The '''Rattlesnake Weed''' ('''''Euphorbia albomarginata''''') is a low-growing member of the [[spurge]] family native to desert and chaparral habitats of southwestern [[North America]], from southern [[California]] to [[Texas]]. This species is also known under the name of '''Whitemargin Sandmat'''.<br /> <br /> Rattlesnake Weed is a common ground cover plant, usually growing less than 1/2 in (13 mm) high, with individual plants covering about a square foot, often growing closely and forming mats of vegetation. The flowers of this plant are tiny and edged in white, with a purplish center. Rattlesnake Weed can be found in open fields, on roadsides, or anywhere where the ground is disturbed, including ornamental gravels in suburban yards, where it is considered as a weed.<br /> <br /> The name is derived from its former use as a folk remedy for snakebites (as a poultice or brewed as a tea) - however, this species is not proven to be medically effective in treating rattlesnake venom. Like most spurges, Rattlesnake Weed secretes an acrid, milky sap containing [[alkaloid]]s poisonous to humans, with [[emetic]] and [[cathartic]] properties that may be misconstrued as curative.<br /> <br /> ==Other Uses for the Name==<br /> This name may also refer to other plants which have been used in folk medicine for the treatment of snakebites.<br /> <br /> * Rattlesnake Weed is an alternate name for <br /> ** [[Florida Betony]] (''Stachys floridana''), a member of the [[Lamiaceae|mint]] family<br /> ** [[American Wild Carrot]] (''Daucus pusillus''), a close relative of the [[wild carrot]]<br /> * The similarly named [[Rattlesnakeweed]] (''Hieracum venosum'') is a member of the [[aster]] family<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> * {{cite book | author=[[Neltje Blanchan|Blanchan, Neltje]] | title=[[Wild Flowers: An Aid to Knowledge of our Wild Flowers and their Insect Visitors]] | year=[[2002]] | publisher=[[Project Gutenberg|Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation]]}}<br /> * {{cite book | author=[[Neltje Blanchan|Blanchan, Neltje]] | title=[[Wild Flowers Worth Knowing]] | year=[[2005]] | publisher=[[Project Gutenberg|Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation]]}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> <br /> {{commons|Chamaesyce albomarginata}}<br /> <br /> * [http://www.naturesongs.com/vvplants/rattlesnakeweed.html Rattlesnake Weed] profile<br /> * [http://www.enature.com/flashcard/show_flash_card.asp?recordNumber=WF0899 Rattlesnake Weed] at eNature<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Category:Euphorbia]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of the United States]]</div>

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