Erigeron bonariensis
Ssp. Conyza bonariensis
Hairy fleabane Μη διαθέσιμη
Compositae - daisy family Dicot.
Erigeron bonariensis
Ssp. Conyza bonariensis
Hairy fleabane Μη διαθέσιμη
Compositae - daisy family Dicot.
Erigeron bonariensis, an invasive weed thought to have originated in Buenos Aries has invaded every continent except Antartica. It is a difficult to control weed of arable crops including wheat and is resistant to most herbicides. E. bonariensis prefers hot dry conditions and has become a noxious weed in Portugal and has even naturalised in Belgium.
It is a member of the daisy family but the mature flowers look more like flower buds, with green cups enclosing tiny yellow florets. They become more obvious as the fruits develop forming small "dandelion clocks" . The feathery bristles carry the seeds over a wide area. On Skopelos the weed is found only on waste ground and road verges.
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