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What (who) is RAGWORT - definition

SPECIES OF FLOWERING PLANT IN THE DAISY FAMILY ASTERACEAE
Tansy ragwort; Ragwort; Staverwort; Cushag; Staggerwort; Senecio jacobaea; J. vulgaris; Stinking willie
  • Drone fly]] on ragwort
  • Flowering plant with cinnabar moth caterpillars
  • ''Ragwort thou humble flower''
  • ''Jacobaea vulgaris''
  • Structure of senecionine

Ragwort         
·noun A name given to several species of the composite genus Senecio.
ragwort         
¦ noun a yellow-flowered ragged-leaved plant of the daisy family, toxic to livestock. [Senecio jacobaea and related species.]
Staggerwort         
·noun A kind of ragwort (Senecio Jacobaea).

Wikipedia

Jacobaea vulgaris

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.

Common names include ragwort, common ragwort, smegplant, stinking willie, tansy ragwort, benweed, St. James-wort, stinking nanny/ninny/willy, staggerwort, dog standard, cankerwort, stammerwort. In the western United States it is generally known as tansy ragwort, or tansy, though its resemblance to the true tansy is superficial.

In some countries it is an invasive species and regarded as a noxious weed. In the UK, where it is native, it is often unwanted because of its toxic effect for cattle and horses, but it is also valued for its nectar production which feeds insect pollinators and its ecological importance is thus considered significant.

Examples of use of RAGWORT
1. Ragwort is the plant kingdom‘s greatest exponent of grunge.
2. Ragwort – Senecio jacobaea – contains a group of deadly toxins.
3. The caterpillars of the cinnabar moth feed only on ragwort.
4. Ragwort is even more dangerous when baled for hay.
5. But the ragwort vigilantes may also be putting themselves at risk.