Cowhage, cowage, cowitch

Description: A vinelike plant that has oval leaflets in groups of three and hairy spikes with dull purplish flowers. The seeds are brown, hairy pods.

Habitat and Distribution: Tropical areas and the United States.

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- Castor bean, castor-oil plant, palma Christi   - Chinaberry   - Cowhage, cowage, cowitch   - Death camas, death lily   - Lantana   - Manchineel   - Oleander   - Pangi   - Physic nut   - Poison hemlock, fool's parsley   - Poison ivy and poison oak   - Poison sumac   - Rosary pea or crab's eyes   - Strychnine tree   - Trumpet vine or trumpet creeper   - Water hemlock or spotted cowbane