snakeweed
noun
snake·weed ˈsnāk-ˌwēd 
: any of various plants popularly associated with snakes (as in appearance, habitat, or the treatment of snakebite)
especially : any of an American genus (Gutierrezia) of composite herbs or low shrubs with clustered yellow flower heads
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web But also hickory, chestnut, elms and birches, and joe-pye weed, aster, marsh marigold, skunk cabbage, snakeweed. 
Matthew Cicanese And Erika Reiter, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2020 Dryland Wilds captures the true scent of New Mexico by imbuing its soaps, perfumes and lip tints with such native flora as sagebrush, snakeweed, rosehip and thistle. Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2019
Matthew Cicanese And Erika Reiter, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2020 Dryland Wilds captures the true scent of New Mexico by imbuing its soaps, perfumes and lip tints with such native flora as sagebrush, snakeweed, rosehip and thistle. Andrea Sachs, Washington Post, 11 Dec. 2019 Word History
First Known Use
1597, in the meaning defined above