Species in the order Asterales Results 1 - 20
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Bastard gumwood (Commidendrum rotundifolium)
Information on the bastard gumwood is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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Daisy (Bellis perennis)
The humble yet cheerfully attractive daisy is familiar to most as a 'weed' of lawns and a feature of many children's games. The sm...  More  6 Images  2 Videos
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Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus)
The attractive flowers of the cornflower are a bright celebratory blue, distinctive enough to have given its name to a colour. The...  More  4 Images  2 Videos
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Butterbur (Petasites hybridus)
Butterbur is so called as the huge rhubarb-like leaves with their downy undersides were used to wrap around butter in the days bef...  More  10 Images  1 Video
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Common dandelion (Taraxacum officinale agg)
Dandelions are well-known, robust weeds; the common name derives from the French 'dent de lion', meaning 'lion's tooth', which ref...  More  11 Images  3 Videos
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Colt’s-foot (Tussilago farfara)
Colt’s foot is one of the earliest flowers each spring. The alternative name ‘son-before-father’ refers to the fact that the brigh...  More  11 Images  2 Videos
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Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile)
Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) is a low-growing plant with finely divided leaves, which are arranged alternately on the stem. The ...  More  6 Images  0 Videos
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Anthemis (Anthemis filicaulis)
This small herb has very slender, appressed-hairy stems with alternating leaves and, like all Composit plants, possesses distincti...  More  4 Images  0 Videos
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Akamas centaury (Centaurea akamantis)
ARKive is supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Top 50 Plants Campaign. The aim of this campaign is to help save plant...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Black cabbage tree (Melanodendron integrifolium)
The black cabbage tree is a fairly large, spreading tree whose rough bark is permanently moist and is often darkened by a dense la...  More  6 Images  1 Video
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Broad-leaved cudweed (Filago pyramidata)
Broad-leaved cudweed is a somewhat taller and more substantial plant than its close relative, red-tipped cudweed. It, too, is a...  More  8 Images  0 Videos
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Bush felicia (Felicia fruticosa)
The pretty bush felicia, a member of the daisy family, is a well-branched shrub; its scientific name refers to this fact as frutic...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Cabbage tree (Dendroseris litoralis)
Information on the cabbage tree is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  2 Images  0 Videos
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Kau silversword (Argyroxiphium kauense)
Information on Kau silversword is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Norwegian mugwort (Artemisia norvegica)
Norwegian mugwort is a rare alpine herb that forms small, aromatic tufted plants. The deeply toothed leaves are hairy on both the...  More  3 Images  0 Videos
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Narrow-leaved cudweed (Filago gallica)
Narrow-leaved cudweed produces tiny flowers and has small, narrow, silvery-grey to green leaves. The seeds are known as achenes, w...  More  7 Images  0 Videos
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Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)
Yarrow is a common herb that has been highly regarded for its medicinal properties in Britain since Anglo-Saxon times. The erect s...  More  7 Images  1 Video
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Fen ragwort (Senecio paludosus)
This fenland plant is one of England's rarest wild plants. It can grow up to 2 meters in height, produces many large yellow daisy-...  More  7 Images  1 Video
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Hemp-agrimony (Eupatorium cannabinum)
Hemp-agrimony is a tall and bushy plant which is in no way related to the plants hemp or agrimony. It has a woody rootstock and do...  More  8 Images  1 Video
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Tree dubautia (Dubautia arborea)
Information on the tree dubautia is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly...  More  5 Images  0 Videos
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