Pollinator plant

common ragwort

Senecio jacobaea

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Common names

3 names · 2 languages
EnglishYour language
  • common ragwort[1]
  • ragwort
Other languages (1)
Dutch
  • Jacobskruiskruid
Sources & name notes (1)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Royal Horticultural Society — common names ↗

Names retained from the referenced botanical profile or table.

Source records
  • common ragwort — Common-name subtitle below main botanical heading (h1).; Senecio jacobaea.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Botanical family
Asteraceae

Genus-level classification for Senecio; this does not confirm the complete catalogue name.

Sources [1]
Native range
Europe and parts of North Africa and Asia, extending east to Mongolia and the Caucasus.
Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to October.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Senecio — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: Botanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2746994; ID 7FJL; rank genus; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Jacobaea vulgaris — Kew Plants of the World Online / WCVP native distribution

    Authored historical synonym, accepted taxon and exact native locality rows inspected in the retained official WCVP v16 index. Taxonomic identity review is retained in this supplement.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: wcvp_names.csv historical synonym line 479130; accepted taxon line 479128; wcvp_distribution.csv native rows 1642030, 1642031, 1642033, 1642034, 1642035, 1642036, 1642037, 1642038, 1642039, 1642040, 1642041, 1642042, 1642043, 1642044, 1642045, 1642046, 1642047, 1642048, 1642049, 1642050, 1642051, 1642052, 1642053, 1642054, 1642055, 1642056, 1642057, 1642058, 1642059, 1642060, 1642061, 1642062, 1642063, 1642064, 1642065, 1642066, 1642067, 1642068, 1642069, 1642070, 1642071, 1642073, 1642074, 1642075, 1642076, 1642077, 1642078, 1642079, 1642080, 1642081, 1642082

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.