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SMALL CUDWEED Filago minima (Asteraceae) Height to 20cm
Slender, greyish and woolly annual that branches above the middle of the plant. Grows on grassy heaths, on sandy, acid soils. FLOWERS are borne in clusters of 3-6 conical or ovoid heads, 3-4mm long, with bracts woolly only at the base, and tipped yellow (Jul-Sep). FRUITS are achenes. LEAVES are narrow and woolly. STATUS-Very locally common in England and Wales; scarce or absent elsewhere.
Slender, greyish and woolly annual that branches above the middle of the plant. Grows on grassy heaths, on sandy, acid soils. FLOWERS are borne in clusters of 3-6 conical or ovoid heads, 3-4mm long, with bracts woolly only at the base, and tipped yellow (Jul-Sep). FRUITS are achenes. LEAVES are narrow and woolly. STATUS-Very locally common in England and Wales; scarce or absent elsewhere.
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