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Common Cudweed
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Taken
at Barns Ness on 15th June 2016 using Panasonic Lumix LX5 in macro mode.
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| Common Cudweed. |
| Species: Order: Family: Habit: AKA: |
Filago vulgaris. Asterales. Asteraceae. Annual herbaceous. Common cottonrose. |
| Habitat: Height: Blooms: Feature: |
Grassland, sand dunes, rocky ledges, and cultivated fields 5 - 30 cms July - September. The name cudweed comes from the fact that they were once used to feed cows that had lost the ability to chew the cud. |