Image 1 of 1
132221.jpg
NIPPLEWORT Lapsana communis (Asteraceae) Height to 1m
Upright, much-branched annual with stiff stems that do not produce latex when broken. Grows in cultivated and disturbed ground, and often in gardens. FLOWERS are borne in heads, 1-2cm across, with yellow florets; carried in open clusters (Jul-Oct). Flowers are nipple-like in bud. FRUITS are hairless. LEAVES are oval to lanceolate, toothed and short-stalked. STATUS-Widespread and common throughout the region.
Upright, much-branched annual with stiff stems that do not produce latex when broken. Grows in cultivated and disturbed ground, and often in gardens. FLOWERS are borne in heads, 1-2cm across, with yellow florets; carried in open clusters (Jul-Oct). Flowers are nipple-like in bud. FRUITS are hairless. LEAVES are oval to lanceolate, toothed and short-stalked. STATUS-Widespread and common throughout the region.
- Copyright
- © PAUL STERRY/Nature Photographers
- Image Size
- 1146x2040 / 924.7KB
- www.naturephotographers.co.uk
- Contained in galleries
- FLOWER CUT-OUTS, FLOWERS
