Ragwort

Senecio jacobaea
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Weed profile

  • Annual
  • Herb
  • Toxic to livestock
  • Habitat: pastures

Impact

Competes with pastures. Toxic to livestock.

Description

  • Biennial with tough branching stems.
  • Leaves pinnately lobed, bright green, with unpleasant smell.
  • Bright yellow daisy flower heads in flat-topped clusters.

Control options

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Legal requirements in each region

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Alinytjara Wiluṟara
Eyre Peninsula
Green Adelaide
Hills and Fleurieu
Kangaroo Island
Limestone Coast
Murraylands and Riverland
Northern and Yorke
South Australian Arid Lands