Wildflower of the week: Ragwort.
Often regarded as a weed, largely due to the hysteria over its toxicity, this wildflower is beloved by pollinators and is a food plant of the Cinnabar moth caterpillar.
The name comes from the ragged looking foliage and the Anglo-Saxon word for herb or plant, "wort".
Quite common on waste ground and verges.
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/wildflowers/common-ragwort
Often regarded as a weed, largely due to the hysteria over its toxicity, this wildflower is beloved by pollinators and is a food plant of the Cinnabar moth caterpillar.
The name comes from the ragged looking foliage and the Anglo-Saxon word for herb or plant, "wort".
Quite common on waste ground and verges.
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/wildflowers/common-ragwort