What's this weed? yellow flowers

spunko2010 · July 2018

This plant grows everywhere round mine in Kent, in the hedge rows and sadly in my garden too. Seems to have very long tap roots but is easy to pull up thankfully.

Grows to 50cm high, clay soil. Leaves are almost furry.

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Dovefromabove · July 2018

Fleabane ... Pulcaria dysenterica ...

https://www.naturespot.org.uk/species/common-fleabane

Some popped up in a bag of compost here ... totally the wrong sort of soil here for it so @nutcutlet was pleased to have it ... I wonder if it survived the move?

nutcutlet · July 2018

It survived the move, Dove but not sure it's survived the last 2 months

Dovefromabove · July 2018

Oh dear

nutcutlet · July 2018

we shall see, I hope many of the dead looking plants are merely sleeping

Dovefromabove · July 2018

Maybe it's seeded itself around a bit?

spunko2010 · July 2018

Thank you very much. Strange that it says it grows in wet habitats though, the borders of my garden are dry as anything for most of the year!

Dovefromabove · July 2018

You've got clay ... I bit it's still damp way down deep most years (perhaps not this year) and those long tap roots can reach down there to find what moisture there is.

What's this weed? yellow flowers

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