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Ragwort

Jacobaea vulgaris

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Field Notes

Description:

Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris, syn. Senecio jacobaea) is a very common wild flower in the family Asteraceae that is native to northern Eurasia, usually in dry, open places, and has also been widely distributed as a weed elsewhere.
Alternative names include Cushag (Isle of Man), Buachalán Buí (Ireland) or Benweed, Tansy Ragwort, St. James-wort, Ragweed, Stinking Nanny/Ninny/Willy, Staggerwort, Dog Standard, Cankerwort, Stammerwort and Mare's Fart. In the western US it is generally known as "Tansy Ragwort", or even more confusingly "Tansy", though its resemblance to the true tansy is superficial at best. This is a potentially dangerous misuse of names, since the true tansy has been used for culinary purposes.

Habitat:

Forest floor.

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Comments (2)

@Behn, thanks for update, you're completely right. I mixed it up in translation and didn't check properly afterwards.
This is not Tanacetum vulgare, looks more like Tansy Ragwort (which has a billion other common names, including "tansy") Jacobaea vulgaris. Tanacetum vulgare lakes flower petals. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanacetum_vulgare

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