Pollinator plant

Fen Ragwort

Senecio paludosus

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Common names

7 names · 5 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Fen Ragwort[1]
Other languages (4)
Dutch
  • moeraskruiskruid[4]
French
  • Senecon des marais[3]
  • Séneçon des marais[1]
German
  • Sumpf-Greiskraut[2]
  • Sumpf-Kreuzkraut[3]
Italian
  • Senecione palustre[2]
Sources & name notes (4)

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] Senecio paludosus — GBIF vernacular names (TAXREF) ↗

GBIF aggregation of TAXREF. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Fen Ragwort — results[0] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3097239/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3097239; sourceTaxonKey 221959152; Senecio paludosus.
  • Séneçon des marais — results[14] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3097239/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3097239; sourceTaxonKey 221959152; Senecio paludosus.
[2] Senecio paludosus — GBIF vernacular names (Flora Helvetica - Asteraceae) ↗

GBIF aggregation of Flora Helvetica - Asteraceae. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Sumpf-Greiskraut — results[6] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3097239/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3097239; sourceTaxonKey 224052551; Senecio paludosus.
  • Senecione palustre — results[1] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3097239/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3097239; sourceTaxonKey 224052551; Senecio paludosus.
[3] Senecio paludosus — GBIF vernacular names (Info Flora Schweiz - Asteraceae) ↗

GBIF aggregation of Info Flora Schweiz - Asteraceae. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Sumpf-Kreuzkraut — results[12] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3097239/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3097239; sourceTaxonKey 224774302; Senecio paludosus.
  • Senecon des marais — results[4] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3097239/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3097239; sourceTaxonKey 224774302; Senecio paludosus.
[4] Senecio paludosus — GBIF vernacular names (Belgian Species List) ↗

GBIF aggregation of Belgian Species List. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • moeraskruiskruid — results[16] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3097239/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3097239; sourceTaxonKey 100545344; Senecio paludosus.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Catalogue of Life treats Senecio paludosus as a synonym of Jacobaea paludosa subsp. paludosa.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1] [2]
Botanical family
Asteraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [2]
Native range
Europe.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

Fen Ragwort (Senecio paludosus) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to August.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Senecio paludosus — 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: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1205780; ID 4WMBP; rank species; status synonym

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Catalogue of Life Jacobaea paludosa subsp. paludosa — 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: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 2800745; ID 7K9JK; rank subspecies; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 2800745; ID 7K9JK; rank subspecies; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Jacobaea paludosa — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 478916, 478919; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1641889, 1641890, 1641891, 1641892, 1641893, 1641894, 1641895, 1641896, 1641897, 1641898, 1641899, 1641900, 1641901, 1641902, 1641903, 1641904, 1641905, 1641906, 1641907, 1641908, 1641909, 1641910, 1641911, 1641912, 1641913

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.