The bright yellow flowers of common ragwort. Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) is the main source of food for Cinnabar moth larvae (Tyria jacobaeae).

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Ragwort (Jacobaea vulgaris) is the main source of food for the larvae of the Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae), but the plant is poisonous for horses and cattle. While growing, the plant tastes bitter and animals don't eat it. When dry, for instance if mixed up in hay, it loses it's bitter taste and animals may consume

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