Common Ragwort, (Senecio jacobea). First year leaf rosette. Flowers in its second year. Yellow daisy like flowers. Often not recognised in its first
Common Ragwort, (Senecio jacobea). First year leaf rosette. Flowers in its second year. Yellow daisy like flowers. Often not recognised in its first year. Leaves contain an alkaloid poison. Destroys livers of farm animals. Bees like the flowers, and Cinnabar Moth caterpillars feed on the leaves.
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Location: Coastal Plain West Sussex England UK
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