Tuberaria guttata (L.) FOURR. (spotted knapweed)
Tuberaria guttata (L.) FOURR. (spotted knapweed)
Family: | Cistaceae |
Habitat: | Ruderal meadow, garrigues |
Growth habit: | herbaceous |
Plant size: | 5 - 40 cm |
Flower colour: | light yellow |
Flowering time | March - August |
Leaf characteristics: | Leaves of the rosette dry quickly, stem leaves oblong-elliptic above increasingly linear-lanceolate, mostly opposite |
Flower characteristics: | 5 sepals with a dark spot at the base, spot variable in size |
Fruits: | three-part capsule |
Special features: | Stem hairy, numerous subspecies |