While we are on the subject…
…here is a list of ragwort’s many common names, some of them downright vulgar:
common ragwort
hysterical weed,
tansy butterweed,
mare’s fart,
ragweed,
dog standard,
felon weed,
swine grass
scrog
weeby.
stinking willie,
tansy ragwort,
benweed,
St. James-wort,
stinking nanny
staggerwort,
dog standard,
cankerwort,
stammerwort.
We like marefart and stinking willie but our absolute favourites are scrog and weeby.
Southwick Country Park Nature Reserve 