''Jacobaea incana'', the grey ragwort, is a species of '' Jacobaea'' in the family Asteraceae.

Description

''Jacobaea incana'' can reach a height of . 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 . 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 above sea level. Asteraceae - Jacobaea incana-001

References

*Sandro Pignatti, Flora d'Italia. Vol. 3, Bologna, Edagricole, 1982, pag. 127 *F.Conti, G. Abbate, A.Alessandrini, C.Blasi, An annotated checklist of the Italian Vascular Flora, Roma, Palombi Editore, 2005, pag. 164 *Christoper Brickell - RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003
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incana Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Senecioneae-stub