Common name:
Goldilocks aster
Family:
Scientific name:
Galatella linosyris
Synonym:
Aster linosyris
Main flower color:
Range:
Somerset, Devon and the Gower Peninsula in Wales
Height:
Up to 40 cm
Habitat:
Limestone cliffs, by the coast
Flowers:
Flowerheads contain disc florets only, typically around 15 to 20, in a compact cluster. Florets have five linear lobes, orange to yellow, partly transparent. The green phyllaries are also narrow and linear, pointed at the tip, ascending to spreading, and are sparsely hairy towards the base
Leaves:
Alternate, narrow, linear, entire, hairless, up to 5 cm long, with a faint midvein
Season:
July to September
Rarity:
★★★★★
