Kingdom Plantae Family Asteraceae Rank Species | Order Asterales Genus Jacobaea | |
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Similar Jacobaea ambigua, Senecio halleri, Jacobaea adonidifolia, Jacobaea paludosa, Jacobaea erucifolia | ||
Jacobaea incana, the grey ragwort, is a species of Jacobaea in the family Asteraceae.
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Description
Jacobaea incana can reach a height of 5–15 centimetres (2.0–5.9 in). This perennial herbaceous plant has a short stem and basal leaves arranged in a rosette. They are silver-gray green, thin, spatulate to broadly ovate, pinnate and hairy. This plant produces corymbs of yellow to orange-yellow flowers of about 13–14 millimetres (0.51–0.55 in). They bloom from June to August.
Distribution
This species is widespread in the Eastern Alps to the Apennines and the Carpathians.
Habitat
Grey ragwort can be found on stony meadows, on rocky places and moraines at elevation of 1,700–2,600 metres (5,600–8,500 ft) above sea level.
References
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