Gnaphalium uliginosum
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Gnaphalium uliginosum or Marsh Cudweed is an annual plant found on damp, disturbed ground and tracks. It can be found in the British Isles and Europe. It is very common on damp, arable grasslands, paths, and on acid soils.
Description
It is a very wooly annual, growing 4-20cm tall.
The leaves are wooly on both sides. They are 1 to 5 cm long, narrow oblong shaped.
The flower heads are 3 to 4 mm long. They are arranged in clusters of 3 to 10, surrounded by long leaves. The flower head bracts are wooly, and pale below, with dark chaffy hairless tips. The florets are brownish yellow. The stigmas are pale.
It flowers from July until September[1]
References/citations
- ^ Rose, Francis (1981). The Wild Flower Key. Frederick Warne & Co. pp. 377–380. ISBN 0-7232-2419-6.
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