Erigeron sumatrensis, 1 of 6

Guernsey Fleabane

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Erigeron sumatrensis
Wild-growing plants and fungi of the British Isles Weston-super-Mare. Base of wall by steps I walk every day to get the paper.
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I did think this was C. bilbaoana but Prof. M Crawley, who has been studying the genus since 1979 says: "Your plant is C. sumatrensis. The bracts are completely hairless in both C. bilbaoana and C. floribunda."
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British Isles status: introduced after 1500 AD
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  Photo: J R Crellin