Jacobaea aquatica

Jacobaea aquatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Jacobaea
Species:
J. aquatica
Binomial name
Jacobaea aquatica
(Hill) G.Gaertn., B.Mey. & Scherb.
Synonyms
  • Senecio aquaticus Hill
  • Senecio jacobaea subsp. barbareifolius Krock.
  • Senecio pratensis Richt.

Jacobaea aquatica or Senecio aquaticus, the water ragwort or marsh ragwort, is a plant of the family Asteraceae. It is a perennial or biennial plant: young plants form a rosette near the ground, eventually producing a taller flowering shoot with many bright yellow flower heads, each with prominent ray florets. It grows in damp, grazed grassland, especially where there has been some disturbance.