Daisy Family - Small Groups
Daisy Family - Asteraceae
Sea Aster Tripolium pannonicumNative throughout the whole of Eurasia. A plant of saltmarshes. Leaves thick and fleshy. Most plants have pale lilac petals but these can be absent in some plants (usually called the 'rayless' form), leaving just the central cluster of yellow florets.
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Rayless Chamomile Anthemis rigida
Native Sicily and the eastern Mediterranean. Common in dry, gravelly places, especially along roadsides.
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Yellow Buttonweed Cotula coronopifolia
Native to southern Africa but now well-established in seasonally wet ground in many parts of the world. Flowerheads relatively large for this group, growing up to 12mm in diameter; leaves with bases sheathing the stems and the whole plant is slightly succulent.
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Trifid Bur-marigold Bidens tripartita
Native across most of Eurasia and North America. Typically in damp places.
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Spanish-needles Bidens bipinnata
Native to North America but widely introduced throughout much of the warmer parts of the world, including southern Europe.
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Rough Cocklebur Xanthium strumarium
Native from southern Europe eastwards to China. A branching annual which may grow to a metre in height but is often much smaller. A very variable species in the shape of its leaves, which are broad and variously toothed or lobed. The leaves are distinct in their very rough surfaces which can feel like sandpaper to the touch.
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Spiny Cocklebur Xanthium spinosum
Native throughout most of the Americas and widely introduced as an arable weed in much of the Old World. A branching annual which may grow to 80cm in height but is often much smaller. The yellowish stem spines and dark green leaves with pale midribs are distinctive. If plants reach maturity, the hooked seed capsules are very distinctive late in the year.
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Hemp-agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum
Native throughout Europe and western Asia. A tall, clump-forming perennial, growing to over 150cm in height and favouring damp ground or close to water. As with many red- or pink-flowered species, occasional plants may be found with white flowers.
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