Pulicaria dysenterica 止痢蚤草、普通蚤草、草地假蚤草

Common name: Common Fleabane
Scientific name: Pulicaria dysenterica 止痢蚤草、普通蚤草、草地假蚤草
Genus: Pulicaria 蚤草屬
Family: Asteraceae or Compositae 菊科, aster , daisy, composite or sunflower family

Remarks*: Fleabane's common name comes from its former use as an incense to drive away insects. From the scientific name of this plant you may guess (quite correctly) that it was used in the past as a treatment for dysentery. Its common name suggests another use of fleabane: to repel fleas.

Origin: Native. 

Date: 16th July

223 An erect, stoloniferous, sparsely hairy, clump-forming perennial, can reach up to 60cm.

234 Stem leaves cordate, clasping.

231 Stem leaves densely, softly hairy; oblong-lanceolate.

232 Stem leaves 3-8cm.

230 Underside of the leaves hairy.

227 

227_1 Lateral view of flower heads showing the green phyllaries.

226 Ray florets (yellow) much longer than involucral bracts (green).

228 Flower head not yet bloom.

224 Flower head 15-30mm across, in loose inflorescence.

225

225_1 Note there are more than 1 row of ray florets (more than 1 row of yellow ligules could be seen above). Ray florets and peripheral tubular florets start blooming.