Jacobaea vulgaris Gaertn. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Jacobaea

Family:

Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)

Subfamily:

Asteroideae

Tribe:

Senecioneae

Subtribe:

Senecioninae

Nomen number:

450260

Place of publication:

Fruct. sem. pl. 2:445, t. 170, fig. 1. 1791

Verified:

05/01/2006 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)

Senecio jacobaea L.
Senecio jacobaea L. var. jacobaea

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Reference(s)

Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: = Senecio jacobaea L.
Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia. Note: = Senecio jacobaea
Pelser, P. B. et al. 2006. New combinations in Jacobaea Mill. (Asteraceae - Senecioneae). Compositae Newslett. 44:9.
Personal Care Products Council. INCI

Common names

English
common ragwort –
jacobaea –
St. James'-wort –
staggerwort –
stinking Willie –
tansy ragwort –
German
gewöhnliches Jakobs-Greiskraut –
Portuguese (Brazil)
erva-lanceta-do-Canadá –
Swedish
stånds –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Morocco
1	Native	Africa	Northern Africa	Tunisia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Armenia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Azerbaijan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Georgia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Caucasus	Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia	Ciscaucasia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kazakhstan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Kyrgyzstan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Tajikistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Middle Asia	Uzbekistan
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Mongolia	Mongolia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia	Eastern Siberia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Siberia	Russian Federation-Western Siberia	Western Siberia
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Turkey
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Belarus
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Estonia
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Latvia
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Lithuania
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Moldova
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part
1	Native	Europe	Eastern Europe	Ukraine		incl. Krym
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Austria
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Belgium
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Czech Republic
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Germany
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Hungary
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Netherlands
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Poland
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Slovakia
1	Native	Europe	Middle Europe	Switzerland
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Denmark
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Ireland
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	Sweden
1	Native	Europe	Northern Europe	United Kingdom
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Albania
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bosnia and Herzegovina
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Bulgaria
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Croatia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Greece
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Italy
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Montenegro
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Romania
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Serbia
1	Native	Europe	Southeastern Europe	Slovenia
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	France
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Portugal
1	Native	Europe	Southwestern Europe	Spain
4	Naturalized	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu Sheng
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	South Australia
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Tasmania
4	Naturalized	Australasia	Australia	Australia	Victoria
4	Naturalized	Australasia	New Zealand	New Zealand
4	Naturalized	Europe	Eastern Europe	Russian Federation-European part	European part	n.
4	Naturalized	Europe	Northern Europe	Finland
4	Naturalized	Europe	Northern Europe	Norway
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	New Brunswick
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Nova Scotia
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Ontario
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Prince Edward Island
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	Canada	Québec
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Eastern Canada	St. Pierre and Miquelon
4	Naturalized	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Illinois
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Maine
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Massachusetts
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Michigan
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New Jersey
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	New York
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northeastern U.S.A.	United States	Pennsylvania
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California
4	Naturalized	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia

Native
Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Morocco, Tunisia

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Turkey
CAUCASUS: Russian Federation-Ciscaucasia [Ciscaucasia], Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia
SIBERIA: Russian Federation-Western Siberia [Western Siberia], Russian Federation-Eastern Siberia [Eastern Siberia]
MIDDLE ASIA: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
MONGOLIA: Mongolia
CHINA: China [Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu]

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Denmark, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Sweden
MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia
EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part], Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Moldova, Ukraine (incl. Krym)
SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia
SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain, France, Portugal

Naturalized
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Jiangsu Sheng]

Australasia

AUSTRALIA: Australia [South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria]
NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand

Europe

NORTHERN EUROPE: Finland, Norway
EASTERN EUROPE: Russian Federation-European part [European part (n.)]

Northern America

EASTERN CANADA: Canada [New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec], St. Pierre and Miquelon
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [British Columbia]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Medicines	folklore	as Senecio jacobaea	Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Vertebrate poisons	mammals	fide Kingsbury, as Senecio jacobaea; Cooper & Johnson ed2, as Senecio jacobaea; Lampe & McCann, as Senecio jacobaea; Pammel, as Senecio jacobaea; Everist, as Senecio jacobaea	Everest, S. L. 1981. Poisonous plants of Australia. Note: poisonous
Weed	potential seed contaminant	as Senecio jacobaea	Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs

Taxon: Jacobaea vulgaris Gaertn.