Niger - Guizotia abyssinica
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Species Description
Stace 4:
Guizotia abyssinica (L. f.) Cass. - Niger.
Sparsely hairy; stems erect, to 1(2)m; leaves lanceolate to narrowly ovate, clasping stem at base; capitula 2-4cm across including ligules 1-2cm; (2n=30). Neophyte-casual; grown in warm countries as oilseed, casual on tips and waste ground near oil-mills and as bird-seed alien; scattered in Britain North to Moray; Isle of Man, Channel Islands, South & Central Ireland; East Africa. Often not flowering before killed by frosts.