Species: Bristly Oxtongue (Helminthotheca echioides)
Family: Asters (ASTERACEAE or COMPOSITAE)
Category: Flowering Plants
Location: NW
A. Flowering Plants
More extensive information on flowering plants can be found in a separate blog post.
B. Asters (ASTERACEAE or COMPOSITAE)
This is one of the largest worldwide flowering plant families and is well represented in the UK. The name Compositae refers to the clustering of the flowers (called florets) into compact heads, so that an entire cluster represents a single 'flower'. They also have one-seeded fruits called achenes.
C. Bristly Oxtongue (Helminthotheca echioides)
This native species is covered with rough bristles, and the leaves with white pimples. The pale yellow flowerheads have only five florets in the loose cluster, and appear in June. The young leaves don't look appetising, but are edible.
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Bristly Oxtongue
This native species is covered with rough bristles, and the leaves with white pimples.
Bristly Oxtongue
The pale yellow flowerheads have only five florets in the loose cluster, and appear in June.
Bristly Oxtongue
The young leaves don't look appetising, but are edible.
Bristly Oxtongue
The rough bristles of Bristly Oxtongue's leaves are conspicuous.
Bristly Oxtongue
Bristly Oxtongue still flowering in the Cemetery in mid-October.
