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.
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 Christopher Brickell - RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003 NCBI
External links Luirig.altervista Tela Botanica Hortipedia