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Plant identification => Plant identification => Topic started by: Hilary on November 14, 2014, 07:59:16 AM

Title: Dusty Miller ID'd by Jamus as Jacobaea maritima
Post by: Hilary on November 14, 2014, 07:59:16 AM

Could someone please give me the latest name of this plant?
There seems to be some confusion about the subject

Title: Re: Dusty Miller
Post by: Jamus on November 16, 2014, 11:56:13 AM

Cineraria maritima, Hilary. The confusion is due to the fact that Centaurea gymnocarpa has similar leaves and is sometimes called dusty miller as well (but has purplish pink flowers).

Title: Re: Dusty Miller ID 'd by Jamus as Cineraria maritima
Post by: Hilary on November 16, 2014, 05:22:36 PM

Jamus,
Many thanks.
Now to add more photos from the Alsos Goudes in Sparta

Title: Re: Dusty Miller ID'd by Jamus as Jacobaea maritima
Post by: Alisdair on November 19, 2014, 07:35:32 PM

Hilary, Just to add a little to Jamus's ID:

The plant was for years called Senecio cineraria, but in current taxonomy is properly called Jacobaea maritima. What does confuse the issue is that the plant produces a substance which homeopathic druggists still call "Cineraria Maritima"!

Title: Re: Dusty Miller ID'd by Jamus as Jacobaea maritima
Post by: Hilary on November 20, 2014, 04:49:31 PM

Alisdair,
many thanks for sorting out the confusion

Title: Re: Dusty Miller ID'd by Jamus as Jacobaea maritima
Post by: Jamus on November 21, 2014, 05:46:58 AM

"homeopathic druggists"? that's an oxymoron isn't it?