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Plant of the Day

Tuesday 14 August 2018

The fields of the re-wilding landscape of Knepp, Sussex, were full of the British wildflower Pulicaria dysenterica (common fleabane). This herbaceous perennial has downy, grey foliage and yellow flowers from July to late September forming an important pollen and nectar source for a wide range of bee, hoverfly and butterfly species. This plant favours damp, open habitats such as water meadows, woodland rides and the edges of water. It can spread by dandelion-like seed and mature plants can spread by means of rhizomes.