Is this Ragwort?

[westhesmallholder]

Hi. Sorry for what is a basic question. I am very new to owning land and learning how to manage it.

We recently purchased some land, including a horse paddock. The paddock had about and acre of yellow flowers in one corner when we viewed it. I suspect it's ragwort, but not entirely sure and struggling to match the plants to any photos online, in particular the leaves look like a very different shape to the pictures i find.

Would anyone be able to confirm?

Thank you!

 

[killie_cowboy]

Hi. Sorry for what is a basic question. I am very new to owning land and learning how to manage it.

We recently purchased some land, including a horse paddock. The paddock had about and acre of yellow flowers in one corner when we viewed it. I suspect it's ragwort, but not entirely sure and struggling to match the plants to any photos online, in particular the leaves look like a very different shape to the pictures i find.

Would anyone be able to confirm?

Thank you!

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Doesn't look like it to me. Easily checked though, next year, pull it and see if the roots are red/pinkish then it is ragwort. There are a couple plants that can be mistaken for it

 

[farmerm]

Hi. Sorry for what is a basic question. I am very new to owning land and learning how to manage it.

We recently purchased some land, including a horse paddock. The paddock had about and acre of yellow flowers in one corner when we viewed it. I suspect it's ragwort, but not entirely sure and struggling to match the plants to any photos online, in particular the leaves look like a very different shape to the pictures i find.

Would anyone be able to confirm?

Thank you!

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I am fairly confident that in the picture isn't ragwort, type of yellow daisy perhaps.

 

[Muddyroads]

Certainly not ragwort but couldn’t say for certain what it is.

 

[Farmeraduk]

Try google lens. It just identified some mayweed for me.

 

[westhesmallholder]

Thanks for the comments.

I've been out there pulling it all up today and the roots are very long and white. No sign of red.

Google Lens was sending me in all kinds of directions unfortunately, nothing conclusive.

Would make my Christmas to know i dont have to spend it bend double pulling this all up! haha

 

[JP1]

Hi. Sorry for what is a basic question. I am very new to owning land and learning how to manage it.

We recently purchased some land, including a horse paddock. The paddock had about and acre of yellow flowers in one corner when we viewed it. I suspect it's ragwort, but not entirely sure and struggling to match the plants to any photos online, in particular the leaves look like a very different shape to the pictures i find.

Would anyone be able to confirm?

Thank you!

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That look like Burdocks to me

 

[westhesmallholder]

Thanks for the responses. I think i might have found it:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentanema_britannica

Inula britannica - Plant Finder

Wes

 

[Bernardbean]

Not ragwort, pretty certain it's common fleabane.

 

[Dry Rot]

Waste of time pulling ragwort at this time of year anyway, I'd say. Plenty of information on ragwort control on the web, but I think you need to be selective in what you read and believe.

 

[sheepdogtrail]

Hi. Sorry for what is a basic question. I am very new to owning land and learning how to manage it.

We recently purchased some land, including a horse paddock. The paddock had about and acre of yellow flowers in one corner when we viewed it. I suspect it's ragwort, but not entirely sure and struggling to match the plants to any photos online, in particular the leaves look like a very different shape to the pictures i find.

Would anyone be able to confirm?

Thank you!

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Not ragwort. Do the seed heads attach to anything they come in contact with?

 

[westhesmallholder]

The seed heads don’t attach to anything.

Having studied photos, I think Bernardbean is right with fleabane.

thanks a lot! I’ll plan on cutting it down in spring and spraying any new growth then.

thanks again.

 

[Jsmith2211]

Thanks for the comments.

I've been out there pulling it all up today and the roots are very long and white. No sign of red.

Google Lens was sending me in all kinds of directions unfortunately, nothing conclusive.

Would make my Christmas to know i dont have to spend it bend double pulling this all up! haha

just spray it

 

[Exfarmer]

if it is ragwort you will find typical young leaves around the base at all times of the year

 

[Lincs Lass]

This possibly

North Garden – Orchard Border

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[powerontheland]

It’s Fleabane which is a relative of the Ragwort family