Jacobaea erucifolia, the hoary ragwort is a species of flowering plant in the genus Jacobaea and the family Asteraceae. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte native to temperate Eurasia, ranging from Europe to Siberia, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, Mongolia, China, and Japan.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Hoary Ragwort being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Jacobaea grandidentata
- Jacobaea ambracea
- Jacobaea vulgaris — considered toxic
- Jacobaea borysthenica
- Jacobaea aquatica
- Jacobaea erratica
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Jacobaea
- Species
- Jacobaea erucifolia
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