Common Fleabane - Pulicaria dysenterica
Species
Description
Medium, hairy, stoloniferous
plant. Stems erect, branched above. Basal leaves wither by flowering time. Flowerheads daisy like, golden yellow 15 to 30 mm in lax flat topped clusters, rays numerous linear.
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Habitat
Damp habitats, water margins, wet ditches, marshes and wet meadows.
When to see it
August and September.
Life History
Perennial.
UK Status
Found throughout Britain except in Scotland.
VC55 Status
It is fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland in suitable habitats. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 96 of the 617 tetrads
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Alan Semper
Melton Country Park - 07 August 2011
