Common name:
Shaggy soldier
Family:
Scientific name:
Galinsoga quadriradiata
Synonym:
Galinsoga ciliata
Main flower color:
Range:
Mainly in central and southern England; a naturalised species, from Central America
Height:
Up to 70 cm
Habitat:
Fields, roadsides, pavements, waste ground
Flowers:
Flowerheads, arranged in open clusters on glandular hairy stalks, are formed of four or five white ray florets, notched at the tip, and a group of yellow disc florets, subtended by broad, green phyllaries. Flowerheads are relatively small, around 5 mm in diameter
Leaves:
Opposite, ovate, three-veined, with a few irregular edge teeth and a sparse hair covering
Season:
May to October
Rarity:
★★★★★
