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Groundcover

Senecio quadridentatus
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         Cotton fireweed

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Descriptor
Erect perennial herb, much branched from base, covered in dense white cottony hairs. Often annual from perennial rootstock. Narrow stalkless leaves 8-22cm x 2-8mm, woolly below with distantly toothed, rolled under margins. Large loose terminal leafy cluster with masses of small rayless daisry flowerheads. 
Cultural knowledge
 
Ecological role
Bird attractant: food plant for caterpillars
Height
0.4-1m
Width
0.5-1m
Sun 
Full sun, semi-shade
Soil type
Free draining soils
Flowering time
October-March
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