Land Plants - invasive

Tansy Ragwort (Senecio jacobaea) on Jul 24, 2024

Submitter has sample
EDRR Status: Local expert notified

Description of specimen

Tansy Ragwort in bloom.

Commentary

We're seeing a lot of tansy in 2024. It seems the biocontrol agents aren't as plentiful, but they'll likely rebound in the next year or two and the populations of tansy should dip at that point. Livestock owners that are still finding a lot of healthy tansy in their fields at this time of year might consider cutting it if they don't see active biocontrol occurring. Tansy will soon go to seed.

Michael Ahr
July 25, 2024, 9:20 p.m.