Whorled milkweed (Asclepias verticillata) is an erect, single-stemmed, often unbranched perennial herb that is from the Milkweed (Asclepiadaceae) family. Are parts of the plant contain cardiac glycosides. Whorled milkweed and other whorled-leaf types such as horsetail milkweed are even more toxic because they additionally contain a lethal neurotoxin.
- Severe Colic
- Dilated Pupils
- Incoordination
- Muscle Tremors
- Falling
- Violent Convulsions
- Respiratory Failure
- Death Within 24 Hours
CHEMICAL: herbicides can be an effect method of control of whorled milkweed.
