False Yellowhead

Family: Asteraceae
Scientific name: Dittrichia viscosa
Description: Plant Form Perennial shrub or subshrub Size 0.5-1.5 m high Stem With sticky glandular hairs Leaves Without leaf-stems, generally lance-shaped, 1-10 cm long and 0.8-3.0 cm wide, margins uneven sometimes with defined teeth, surface hairy with glandular hairs present Flowers Clustered along upper stem, each is 1.5-2.0 cm wide with yellow-orange center and yellow petals Fruit and Seeds 5-7 mm long feathers grow from seeds Habitat Disturbed areas especially in coastal regions, weed of crops due to it being toxic to livestock Weed Status: Other Weed Weed Type: Environmental, Agricultural, Common Lifeform: Herbaceous, Shrubby

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