Jacobaea erucifolia explained

Jacobaea erucifolia, the hoary ragwort is a species of flowering plant in the genus Jacobaea and the family Asteraceae. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte native to temperate Eurasia, ranging from Europe to Siberia, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, Mongolia, China, and Japan.

Three subspecies are accepted.

• Jacobaea erucifolia subsp. argunensis – southeastern Siberia, China, Mongolia, Korea, and Japan
• Jacobaea erucifolia subsp. erucifolia – Europe, Siberia, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Mongolia
• Jacobaea erucifolia subsp. tenuifolia – France to Germany, Italy, the northern Balkans, and Ukraine