Family: Asteraceae Senecio sylvaticus     *     Heath Groundsel Flowering time: July-September. Annual Habitat: Heaths, open woodlands and sandy waste ground Stalked yellow flowerheads, the short outer florets rolled back. Bracts brownish-purple or green, the outer bracts absent or very small. Young leaves are initially white-cottony but become hairless. Similar: Groundsel, Senecio vulgaris. Black bracts

Heath Groundsel, Senecio sylvaticus
Studland, Dorset. April 2013