Jacobaea vulgaris Gaertn.
(Common Ragwort)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesJacobaea vulgaris (Common Ragwort)
GenusJacobaea (ragworts)
TribeSenecioneae (a tribe of composites)
SubfamilyASTEROIDEAE (“daisies”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Jacobaea vulgaris (Common Ragwort) :
1: Jacobaea vulgaris (Common Ragwort)
25 Jul 2010 OSGR: SY98 50° 40’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
in flower . Photos: pollen
Image 1: Pollen grain - focused on pore - highly magnifiedImage 2: Pollen grain - focused on profile - highly magnifiedImage 3: Pollen grain - focused on surface - highly magnifiedImage 4: Pollen grains - magnifiedImage 5: Pollen grains - magnified (2)Image 6: Pollen grains - magnified (3)Image 7: Three pollen grains - highly magnifiedImage 8: Three pollen grains - highly magnified (2)Image 9: Three pollen grains - highly magnified (3)Image 10: Two pollen grains - focused on profile - highly magnifiedImage 11: Two pollen grains - focused on profile - highly magnified (2)Image 12: Two pollen grains - focused on surface - highly magnifiedImage 13: Two pollen grains - focused on surface - highly magnified (2)
2: Jacobaea vulgaris (Common Ragwort)
22 Jul 2005 OSGR: SU47 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: Field with RagwortImage 2: Field with Ragwort (2)Image 3: Flowers - close-upImage 4: Flowers - close-up (2)Image 5: Plant - close-upImage 6: Plant - side view - close-upImage 7: Ragwort - close-upImage 8: Ragwort - close-up (2)Image 9: Ragwort - close-up (3)Image 10: Ragwort in fieldImage 11: Ragwort in field (2)
3: Jacobaea vulgaris (Common Ragwort)
1 Jul 2001 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on disturbed ground
Image 1: Capitulum - close-upImage 2: Capitulum - close-up (2)Image 3: Capitulum - close-up (3)Image 4: Capitulum - close-up (4)Image 5: Capitulum - side-view - close-upImage 6: Capitulum - side-view - close-up (2)Image 7: InflorescenceImage 8: Inflorescence - side-viewImage 9: Inflorescence - side-view (2)Image 10: Leaf - lower stem leaf - in situImage 11: Leaves - lower stemImage 12: Leaves - lower stem (2)Image 13: PlantImage 14: Plant (2)Image 15: Leaf - lower stem leaf - tip - underside - magnifiedImage 16: Leaf - lower stem leaf - top surfaceImage 17: Leaf - lower stem leaf - top surface - close-up
4: Jacobaea vulgaris (Common Ragwort)
18 Jul 2000 OSGR: SU49 51° 40’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
rayless form of Common Ragwort
Image 1: Capitula - side viewImage 2: Capitula - top viewImage 3: Capitulum - top view - close-upImage 4: LeavesImage 5: PlantImage 6: Top view
5: Jacobaea vulgaris (Common Ragwort)
16 Aug 1975 OSGR: TQ02 51° 0’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
Straggly plant
Image 1: Inflorescence - part - top viewImage 2: LeavesImage 3: Capitula - top view - enlarged
6: Jacobaea vulgaris (Common Ragwort)
7 Aug 1970 OSGR: TQ20 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Plant

Jacobaea vulgaris (Common Ragwort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Jacobaea vulgaris (Common Ragwort)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 51 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Jacobaea vulgaris (Common Ragwort)
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