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Pictorial guide to the flora of the British Isles
Synonym | Gnaphalium sylvaticum L.
Omalotheca sylvatica grows in sandy soils or acid heaths and along forest rides, throughout the British Isles but most frequently in the Scottish Highlands.
Loch Dee (VC73: Kirkcudbrightshire); 2012-08-19 |
![heath cudweed / Omalotheca sylvatica: _Omalotheca sylvatica_ grows in sandy soils or acid heaths and along forest rides, throughout the British Isles but most frequently in the Scottish Highlands.](img/611074.jpg) |
The inflorescences of Omalotheca sylvatica are narrow panicles up to 60 cm tall with well-spaced branches, unlike the crowded heads of the rare Omalotheca norvegica.
Loch Dee (VC73: Kirkcudbrightshire); 2012-08-19 |
![heath cudweed / Omalotheca sylvatica: The inflorescences of _Omalotheca sylvatica_ are narrow panicles up to 60 cm tall with well-spaced branches, unlike the crowded heads of the rare _Omalotheca norvegica_.](img/508344.jpg) |
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