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Ragwort

Common weeds

Scientific name
Senecio jacobaea
Description
Perrenial herb with leaf rosette resembling a lettuce and then later forms erect, branching stems. Poisonous to livestock.
Weed category
Regionally controlled
How to indentify
Stem leaves are oval shaped and coarsely toothed. Upper leaf darker. Flowering occurs in the summer and autumn. Flower heads are quite large and bright golden in colour, seed is white fluffy cluster.
How it spreads
  • Water
  • Soil
  • Wind
Suggested plant replacement

Cassinia aculeata | Common Cassinia

Removal methods
Plant specific removal methods

Hand pull when the ground is soft. Root remnants will re-establish. Remove seed heads. For large areas slashing can reduce the flowering. Chemical spraying.

Small sparse plant with small yellow flowers at the tops of stems  Cluster of yellow flowers with yellow centre and long thin petals

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