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Prickly Goldenfleece / Bijela babljača
Urospermum picroides
45.0684, 13.6514
Field Notes
Description:
This annual herb grows up to 30 - 50 cm tall. It is coated in long hairs and bristles. The bristly leaves are variously shaped, often divided into many sharp-toothed lobes. The inflorescence bears flower heads on thick peduncles. The head is 1 to 2 cm long or more and filled with yellow ray florets. It is enveloped in several pointed phyllaries which are covered in bristly hairs. The fruit is an achene well over a centimeter in length which is tipped with a pappus of bristles.
Habitat:
It is native to Eurasia and it is known as an introduced species in many other regions, including North and South America, Australia, and southern Africa. It grows as a common weed in disturbed habitat.
Species ID Suggestions
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Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedMay 29, 2013
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