Asteraceae
Common ragwort
Jacobaea vulgaris
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Jacobaea
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Common names
By language (37)
- Arabic
- يعقوبية شائعة, تفاح الورد, الشيخة, زهرة الشيخ, سنسيو يعقوب
- arz
- تفاح الورد
- Azerbaijani
- Adi yakobeya
- Bangla
- জ্যাকোবিয়া ভালগারিস
- Belarusian
- Старасцень Якава, Гойнік, Піжма, Пізмо, Старына, Сухотнік, Хвошч жоўты
- Bulgarian
- Якобов спореж
- Catalan
- Herba de Sant Jaume
- Chinese
- 疆千里光, 新疆千里光, 臭千里光
- Croatian
- Jakobov staračac
- Czech
- Starček přímětník
- Danish
- Engbrandbæger
- Dutch
- Jakobskruiskruid, Jacobskruid
- English
- Common ragwort, Benweed, Cankerwort, Dog standard, Ragwort, Saint james-wort, St. james-wort, Staggerwort
- Esperanto
- Jakob-senecio
- Estonian
- Harilik voolmerohi, Voolme-ristirohi
- Finnish
- Jaakonvillakko
- French
- Senecon de Jacob, Séneçon de Jacob, Séneçon Jacobée
- frr
- Jakobskrüskrüüs
- Galician
- Herba de Santiago
- German
- Jakobs-Greiskraut, Jakobs-Geißkraut, Jakobs-Kreuzkraut, Jakobsgreiskraut, Jakobskraut, Jakobskreuzkraut
- Irish
- Buachalán buí
- Italian
- Senecione di San Giacomo
- kw
- Madra bras
- Latvian
- Jēkaba krustaine, Parastā krustaine
- li
- Sint Jaokobskroed, Jacobskruiskruid
- Lithuanian
- Pievinė žilė
- Luxembourgish
- Jakobsstaf
- Macedonian
- Обична јакобеја
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Landøyde, Landøyda
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Landøyde, Landøyda
- Persian
- زلف پیر یعقوبی, جاکوبا ولگاریس
- Polish
- Starzec jakubek
- Russian
- Якобея обыкновенная
- Slovak
- Starček Jakubov
- Spanish
- Afrentaquinteros, Casanios, Cazapeio, Copas, Fitas, Gazapeo, Gusanera, Hierba de sapo
- Swedish
- Stånds, Alvarstånds, Senecio ssp. gotlandicus
- Welsh
- Llysiau'r gingroen, Llysiau`r gingroen
Synonyms
- Jacobaea vulgaris var. vulgaris
- Senecio flosculosus Jord.
- Senecio foliosus Salzm. ex DC.
- Senecio jacobaea L.
- Senecio jacobaea subsp. jacobaea
- Senecio jacobaea var. jacobaea
- Senecio jacobaeoides Willk.
- Senecio nemorosus Jord.
- Senecio praealtus subsp. foliosus (DC.) Cout.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to August (from 4,037 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: jamie-aa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: John Barkla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Harry Podschwit, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Peter de Lange, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Julie Anne Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: 4028mdk09, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Gavin Slater, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Olivier Pichard, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: jamie-aa, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.