RAGWORT is a highly poisonous plant when eaten and posses a particular threat to horses.

Ragwort is a biennial plant which means that it grows from a seed but remains in the rosette stage during the first growing season (winter and early spring). During July, August and September, the second season, the familiar yellow flowers appear. Each ragwort plant can produce up to 200,000 seeds over a 4-6 week period from July to September.