Shrub Goldilocks

Shrub Goldilocks in dunes,
Tresco, Isles of Scilly

Flowerheads

Flowerhead - mainly unopen florets

Stem with leaves
Chrysocoma coma aurea
Asteraceae
May to December
The garden plant found throughout the country.
The naturalised escape is found in the Isles of Scilly.
See the BSBI distribution map for Shrub Goldilocks
It grows in dry, sandy places.
It is a neophyte, introduced from South Africa.
It is listed internationally as an invasive alien and a
garden thug.
Shrub Goldilocks is a bushy, perennial herb, growing
up to 50cm.
Flower heads are up to 1cm across and made up of
yellow, rayless florets.
Leaves are linear.
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