Common name:
Silver ragwort
Family:
Scientific name:
Jacobaea maritima
Synonym:
Senecio cineraria
Main flower color:
Range:
Coastal regions of England and Wales; an introduced species
Height:
Up to 60 cm
Habitat:
Beach margins, sea cliffs
Flowers:
In flat-topped clusters, with white-felted pedicels and stems, up to 10 cm across. Flowerheads are formed of 10 to 13 yellow ray florets around a group of several dozen yellow disc florets; below are a ring of equal-length, felted phyllaries
Leaves:
Twice pinnately lobed, green and sparsely hairy on top, white felted below
Season:
June to August
Rarity:
★★★★★
