Aleutian ragwort Jacobaea cannabifolia

Description

Aleutian ragwort is a tall perennial herb in the family of Asreraceae. Usually, it grows to 0,60 to 1,80 metres tall, but on favourable sites it may grow up to 2–3 metres tall. Aleutian ragwort thrives in moist and high nutrient habitats, in deciduous forests, roadsides and wasteland.

Source: FinBIF species descriptions
Description text authors:

Luke 2023.

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Observations
  • Total squares
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Jacobaea cannabifolia
Author
(Less.) E. Wiebe
Vernacular names
  • hamppuvillakko (Finnish)
  • hampstånds (Swedish)
  • Aleutian ragwort (English)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.42599
Taxon rank
species
Occurrence in Finland
Collected from Finland
Status in Finland
  • TNV - alien, new, resident
  • 3 - spreading in the wild; completely of cultivated origin
This species is invasive
EstablishmentEstablished
Regulatory Status
  • Finland’s National Strategy on Invasive Alien Species (GR 2012) ?
  • Government Decree on Managing the Risk Caused by Alien Species (704/2019, VN 912/2023) ?
Finnish Regional Red List Category
  • 2019 NA – Not Applicable
Expert
  • Arto Kurtto
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
  • Vascular plants