Common name
English: Marsh Ragwort
German: Wasser-Greiskraut, Wasser-Kreuzkraut
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Asterales (237)
Family: Asteraceae (221)(family description)
Genus: Jacobaea (1)
Epithet: aquatica (Hill) Gaertn.Mey. & Scherb. (3)
Synonyms: Jacobaea aquatica (Hill) G.Gaertn. et al., Senecio aquaticus Hill, Senecio divergens F.W.Schultz, Senecio erysimifolius Chevall., Senecio pratensis Richt., Senecio quercifolius Pourr., Senecio richteri F.W.Schultz, Senecio sinuatidens Peterm.
aquatica => living in water
aquaticus => living in water
divergens => divergent, going in different directions, spreading out, wide-spreading
pratensis => growing in meadows
quercifolius => having leaves resembling those of oak Quercus
Characteristics
Climate: temperate
Habit: herb
Flower colour: yellow
