Common Fleabane

Common Fleabane - Pulicaria dysenterica

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Description

Medium, hairy, stoloniferous plant. Stems erect, branched above. Basal leaves wither by flowering time. Flowerheads daisy like, golden yellow 15 to 30 mm in lax flat topped clusters, rays numerous linear.

Identification difficulty
Habitat

Damp habitats, water margins, wet ditches, marshes and wet meadows.

When to see it

August and September.

Life History

Perennial.

UK Status

Found throughout Britain except in Scotland.

VC55 Status

It is fairly frequent in Leicestershire and Rutland in suitable habitats. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 96 of the 617 tetrads

  • Graham Calow
    Fosse Meadows, Sharnford
    17 September 2008
  • Graham Calow
    Sharnford
    03 August 2014
  • Graham Calow
    Burbage Common and Woods
    11 September 2012
  • Graham Calow
    Jubilee Walk, Leire
    02 August 2011
  • Graham Calow
    Jubilee Walk, Leire
    02 August 2011
  • David Nicholls
    Watermead Country Park
    06 September 2012

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Photo of the association

Phytomyza conyzae

The larva of the Agromyzid fly Phytomyza conyzae mines the leaves of various Fleabanes, including Common Fleabane. The mine can be either an upper or lower surface corridor, often located by the midrib. Frass often appears in in pearl strings. The mine initially starts pale but soon becomes darker.