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Oxford ragwort, Glasgow
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CEP - Glasgow
Oxford ragwort ( Senecio squalidus), Anderston Quay, Glasgow. Scanned from a slide taken by CE Palmar
23 May 1977
2 Green veined whites on Common ragwort, Turnburry, Ayrshire
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CEP - Firth of Clyde
2 Green veined whites (Pieris napi) on Common ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) in Turnburry, on the Firth of Clyde coast. Scanned from slide taken by CE Palmar in 1979.
Plant colonisation - Narrow-leaved Ragwort (Senecio inaequidans) amongst other plants recolonising a derelict industrial area at the former John Brown's site, Clydebank. This plant is from South Africa and has become naturalised in the UK. It is a pioneer species that can often be found along motorways, railways and disused land.
Plant colonisation - Narrow-leaved Ragwort (Senecio inaequidans) amongst other plants recolonising a derelict industrial area at the former John Brown's site, Clydebank. This plant is from South Africa and has become naturalised in the UK. It is a pioneer species that can often be found along motorways, railways and disused land.
21 June 2016
Ragwort, Portencross
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West Kilbride and Portencross
Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), taken by David Palmar. Arran can be seen in the background.
06 August 2023
Machair, Balranald, North Uist
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Balranald and western North Uist
One of the rarest habitats in Europe, machair is formed only on exposed, west facing shores in Scotland and Ireland. It is low lying, fertile sandy ground which hosts a rich variety of plants and birds. Here you can see the purple flowers of Common knapweed (Centaurea nigra) and the yellow ones of Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), along the coast of Hougharry Bay, RSPB Balranald nature reserve, North Uist.
05 August 2017
Common Ragwort, Portencross
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West Kilbride and Portencross
Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris), taken by David Palmar. Ragwort is extremely attractive to pollinating insects such as the Cinnabar Moth (Tyria jacobaeae). However, this plant can be poisinous to animals such as horses and is listed under the Weeds Act 1959 to prevent the spread of this plant on to agricultural land.
06 August 2023
Sticky Groundsel, Inverness
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Inverness
Sticky Groundsel (Senecio vulgaris) in a wildflower meadow near Inverness Botanic Garden
24 July 2023
CalMac Ferry MV Hebridean Isles at Port Askaig
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Islay Ferry
CalMac Ferry MV Hebridean Isles at Port Askaig, with Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) in the foreground, taken at Feolin Ferry by David Palmar
20 August 2022
Common Ragwort, Fintry, Great Cumbrae
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Great Cumbrae, Firth of Clyde
Common Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) showing flowers and the pappus (thistle-down) heads typical of the Asteraceae family, Fintry, Great Cumbrae