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In the United Kingdom, common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) is one of the five plants named as an injurious weed under the provisions of the Weeds Act 1959. The word injurious in this context indicates that it could be harmful to agriculture, not that it is dangerous to animals, as all the other injurious weeds listed are non-toxic.
Packera aurea (formerly Senecio aureus), commonly known as golden ragwort or simply ragwort, is a perennial flower in the family Asteraceae.. It is also known as golden groundsel, squaw weed, life root, golden Senecio, uncum, uncum root, waw weed, false valerian, cough weed, female regulator, cocash weed, ragweed, staggerwort, and St. James wort.
The beetle is most effective when used in conjunction with the cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae), another ragwort biocontrol agent. The beetle is not known to attack other plants. A close relative, Longitarsus ganglbaueri, which also feeds on ragwort, does attack other plant species; it is not used as a biocontrol agent for this reason.
Senecio flaccidus, formerly recorded as Senecio douglasii (in honor of the botanist David Douglas), member of the daisy family and genus Senecio also known as threadleaf ragwort [3] (and threadleaf groundsel, bush senecio, creek senecio, shrubby butterweed, comb butterweed, smooth threadleaf ragwort, Mono ragwort, Douglas ragwort, Douglas groundsel, sand wash groundsel, felty groundsel, old ...
Ragweed pollen is notorious for causing allergic reactions in humans, specifically allergic rhinitis. Up to half of all cases of pollen-related allergic rhinitis in North America are caused by ragweeds. [8] The most widespread species of the genus in North America is Ambrosia artemisiifolia.
Senecio squalidus, Oxford ragwort; Senecio viscosus, sticky ragwort; Certain members of the genus Jacobaea (a segregate of Senecio): Jacobaea vulgaris, (common) ragwort or, only in the USA tansy ragwort, a very common wild flower in Europe, widely naturalised elsewhere; Jacobaea aquatica, water ragwort, marsh ragwort; Jacobaea erucifolia, Hoary ...
The Ragwort Control Act 2003 (c 40) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It creates guidance as a Code of Practice on Ragwort Control, [ 5 ] but does not force control, create a responsibility to control or make growing the plant a criminal offence.
Senecio madagascariensis contains pyrrolizidine alkaloids and is poisonous. [10] Horses, cattle, and other livestock are at risk. Symptoms of poisoning from fireweed include gradual weight loss, jaundice, fluid in the lungs, blindness, sudden death without any other indications, aimless wandering, muscular coordination, twitching of the head muscles, abdominal straining, rectal prolapse, and ...