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Cotton Weed

Otanthus maritimus

Photo by R.Garcia
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Field Notes

Description:

The cotton weed is a composite plant (Family ASTERACEAE). The flowers of this plants, just like many plants in this family, are in small clusters called flower heads.

Habitat:

This plant grows in the dune areas.

Reference Links:

Otanthus maritimus - Information on Otanthus maritimus, Otanthus, Flora-On | Flora de Portugal interactiva

Species ID Suggestions

Cotton weed

Otanthus maritimus

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KostasZontanos
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Comments (1)
R.Garcia
Thank you very much for the ID KostasZontanos!

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Portugal's Biodiversity
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Beach Biodiversity of Portugal - Dunes, Sand and Sea
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Flora y fauna de la peninsula iberica
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2014

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