Jacobaea maritima

Silver ragwort
Mature plant at Għajn Tuffieħa, Malta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Jacobaea
Species:
J. maritima
Binomial name
Jacobaea maritima
Synonyms[1][2][3]
  • Othonna maritima L. (basionym)
  • Cineraria maritima (L.) L.
  • Senecio maritimus (L.) Rchb. [non L.f.]
  • Maritima bicolor Willd.
  • Senecio bicolor (Willd.) Tod. [non Viv.]
  • Senecio cineraria DC.
  • Cineraria gibbosa Guss.
  • Cineraria nebrodensis Guss.
  • Cineraria ambigua Biv.
  • Senecio bicolor subsp. cineraria (DC.) Chater
  • Senecio cineraria subsp. bicolor (Willd.) Arcang.

Jacobaea maritima, commonly known as silver ragwort, is a perennial plant species in the genus Jacobaea in the family Asteraceae, native to the Mediterranean region. It was formerly placed in the genus Senecio, and is still widely referred to as Senecio cineraria; see the list of synonyms (right) for other names.

It is widely cultivated as an ornamental plant for its white, felt-like tomentose leaves; in horticultural use, it is also sometimes called dusty miller, a name shared with several other plants that also have silvery tomentose leaves, including Centaurea cineraria and Silene coronaria.

  1. ^ Pelser, P. B.; Gravendeel, B.; van der Meijden, R. (2002). "Tackling speciose genera: species composition and phylogenetic position of Senecio sect. Jacobaea (Asteraceae) based on plastid and nrDNA sequences". American Journal of Botany. 89 (6). Botanical Society of America: 929–939. doi:10.3732/ajb.89.6.929. PMID 21665692.
  2. ^ Botanic Garden; Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. "Details for: Jacobaea maritima". Euro+Med PlantBase. Freie Universität Berlin. Retrieved 2008-02-19.
  3. ^ "Jacobaea maritima". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2008-02-27.