Senecio jacobaea
Ragwort
Senecio jacobaea, Ragwort. Bright yellow composite flower heads in summer. Toxic to cattle and horses but attractive to many insects.
Photograph detail
Slide 1: Senecio jacobaea, Ragwort. Flowers showing disc and ray florets. Collected from a garden in Redmire. July.
Slide 2: Senecio jacobaea, Ragwort. Flowers with a hoverfly, Tapered Drone Fly, Eristalsis pertinax. West Wood, Redmire. July.
Slide 3: Senecio jacobaea, Ragwort. Flowering plants near bank of River Ure, Redmire. July.
Slide 4: Senecio jacobaea, Ragwort. Flowering plant near bank of River Ure, Redmire. July.