title: Jacobaea incana
text: # Jacobaea incana
  
  Jacobaea incana, the grey ragwort, is a species of Jacobaea in the family Asteraceae.
  
  ## Description
  
  Jacobaea incana can reach a height of 5–15 centimetres (2.0–5.9 in). This perennial herbaceous plant has a short stem and basal leaves arranged in a rosette. They are silver-gray green, thin, spatulate to broadly ovate, pinnate and hairy. This plant produces corymbs of yellow to orange-yellow flowers of about 13–14 millimetres (0.51–0.55 in). They bloom from June to August.
  
  ## Distribution
  
  This species is widespread in the Eastern Alps to the Apennines and the Carpathians.
  
  ## Habitat
  
  Grey ragwort can be found on stony meadows, on rocky places and moraines at elevation of 1,700–2,600 metres (5,600–8,500 ft) above sea level.
  
  