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Ragwort is native to the Eurasian continent.
Woolly Ragwort is a plant almost identical to Golden Ragwort except its leaf is slightly more rounded and covered in downy hair.
The cinnabar moth and caterpillar feed on ragwort plants. See related link.
A horse typically will not eat Ragwort when it is fresh as it taste bitter. However when it is dried it has no flavor and horses will consume it, either on pasture or in hay. Ragwort is toxic and causes cirrhosis of the liver. It can take as little as 3% of the horses body weight in ragwort to cause destruction of the liver. Ragwort has many other names, but they all fall under the scientific names of Jacobaea Vulgaris , and syn. Senecio jacobaea. Common names for Ragwort include: Benweed, st. James-wort,ragweed, tansy ragwort, staggerwort, cushag, mare's fart,cankerwort, dog standard , stammerwort, and stinking nanny/willy/ninny. You can prevent ragwort poisoning by hand weeding any area where a horse may have contact with ragwort, ensure you pull up the complete root system or it will regrow.
I think they are Ragwort, Deadly nightshade and Oak. Deadly Nightshade and Ragwort are both deadly to humans as well as cattle sheep and other grass eating animals. Horses will eat ragwort only as a last resort to food. Dig it out ASAP because when it dies the Ragwort looses its rank smell.
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Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea), also known as St James wort, has a moderate risk to goats as it contains a pyrrolizidine alkaloid, that has an accumulative effect of building up in the liver and causing chronic liver disease. Ragwort is also not very palatable.
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Ragwort is adapted to its surroundings through its toxic compounds, which deter herbivores from eating it. Its yellow flowers also attract specific pollinators, enhancing its reproductive success. Additionally, ragwort can thrive in various habitats and soil types, demonstrating its ecological adaptability.
D. L. Isaacson has written: 'Biological control of tansy ragwort' -- subject(s): Biological control, Tansy ragwort, Weeds
Ragwort is poisonous to horses it is very dangerous