Jacobaea erucifolia


Jacobaea erucifolia, the hoary ragwort is a species of flowering plant in the genus Jacobaea and the family Asteraceae. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte native to temperate Eurasia, ranging from Europe to Siberia, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, Mongolia, China, and Japan.
Three subspecies are accepted.
  • Jacobaea erucifolia subsp. argunensis – southeastern Siberia, China, Mongolia, Korea, and Japan
  • Jacobaea erucifolia subsp. erucifolia – Europe, Siberia, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Mongolia
  • Jacobaea erucifolia subsp. tenuifolia – France to Germany, Italy, the northern Balkans, and Ukraine