cankerweed

• Substantivo que designa uma erva do nordeste da América do Norte, caracterizada por inflorescências pendentes de flores amareladas ou esbranquiçadas, às vezes classificada no gênero Prenanthes.

A noun referring to a herb native to northeastern North America, characterized by drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers, sometimes classified under the genus Prenanthes.

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   A herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes.

   Erva do nordeste da América do Norte

   • The cankerweed grows abundantly in the damp forests of the Northeast.
   • Botanists often debate whether cankerweed belongs to the genus Prenanthes.
   • During the summer, the drooping yellowish-white flowers of the cankerweed are a common sight.