Preferred Label : Parthenium hysterophorus;
MeSH definition : An annual species in the family ASTERACEA, genus Parthenium which sometimes is referred
to as feverfew, not to be confused with the medicinal herb often cultivated in the
garden, TANACETUM PARTHENIUM. Parthenium hysterophorus is an invasive allelopathic
weed indigenous to the Caribbean, Central and South America and has similar rosette
stage structures as COMMON RAGWEED. It contains sesquiterpene lactones including parthenin
which is poisonous to grazing animals and allergenic and irritant, causing Parthenium
dermatitis in humans.;
MeSH synonym : Ragweed Parthenium; Santa Maria Feverfew; Feverfew, Santa Maria;
UNII : txid183063;
Origin ID : D000097762;
UMLS CUI : C1207726;
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An annual species in the family ASTERACEA, genus Parthenium which sometimes is referred
to as feverfew, not to be confused with the medicinal herb often cultivated in the
garden, TANACETUM PARTHENIUM. Parthenium hysterophorus is an invasive allelopathic
weed indigenous to the Caribbean, Central and South America and has similar rosette
stage structures as COMMON RAGWEED. It contains sesquiterpene lactones including parthenin
which is poisonous to grazing animals and allergenic and irritant, causing Parthenium
dermatitis in humans.
