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ragwort

Jacobaea vulgaris

Ragwort is a bright yellow flower that grows in fields and along roadsides. It's known for its cheerful color and can attract many insects, making it a lively part of nature!

Lebensraum: Grasslands

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The ragwort has clusters of bright golden-yellow daisy-like flowers atop a sturdy, often purplish stem. Its deeply lobed, ragged-edged leaves are often dark green above and paler below, making it distinct from many similar wildflowers.

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

It can produce over 150,000 seeds from just one plant!

Ragwort has deep roots that help it find water in dry soil.

Some insects can eat its poison and become poisonous themselves!

This plant was once used to make yellow and green dyes!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Chemical Armor

Ragwort can produce special chemicals (alkaloids) that make it taste bad or even harmful to most plant-eating animals, protecting itself.

Fähigkeit

Wind Traveler

Ragwort has fluffy parachute-like seeds that can float on the wind for long distances, helping it spread and find new sunny spots.

Fähigkeit

Quick Recovery

Ragwort can grow quickly and colonize disturbed ground, even after damage, making it a pioneer plant in new habitats.

Maße und Details

Höhe
30-120 cm
Ausbreitung
20-50 cm
Blütengröße
1.5-2.5 cm
Blütezeit
Summer to early autumn (June-October)
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Hoch
Lebenszyklus
Zweijährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Cinnabar Moth

Tyria jacobaeae

Its caterpillars munch ragwort leaves.

pollinates

Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

Visits flowers for nectar and pollen.

pollinates

Drone Fly

Eristalis tenax

Feeds on nectar and carries pollen.

eaten by

Common Garden Snail

Helix aspersa

Sometimes munches on its leaves.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Common RagwortStinking Willie

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Do not touch or eat ragwort, as it can be harmful if ingested.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von ragwort?

30-120 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von ragwort?

20-50 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von ragwort?

1.5-2.5 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von ragwort?

Summer to early autumn (June-October)

Was ist der/die/das essbar von ragwort?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von ragwort?

Hoch

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von ragwort?

Zweijährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von ragwort?

Insekten

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