Tiny ragwort

During summer the golden Ragwort flowers can be seen throughout Britain but they can be a problem especially if contaminated hay is ingested by cattle or horses as Ragwort is poisonous.    As it is classified as an injurious weed, landowners can be ordered to deal with it but are not actually obliged to remove it unless it is likely to spread into fields used for forage or harm nearby grazing animals.
It is a very valuable nectar plant for many butterflies, and moths and some like the Cinnabar Moth and several other insects are totally dependent on ragwort.  Although it is late in the year these tiny bright flower heads should develop into seeds which will be dispersed by the wind but fortunately there are no fields nearby.
(TinyTuesday)