CONE KNAPWEED
Leuzia conifera
Daisy & Dandelion [Asteraceae] 
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Daisy & Dandelion [Asteraceae]
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| 9th July 2011, Lac duPaty, Vaison La Romaine, Provence, france. | Photo: © Phil Brew |
| A Mediterranean plant not to be found wild in the UK. |
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| 9th July 2011, Lac duPaty, Vaison La Romaine, Provence, france. | Photo: © Phil Brew |
| A little later in the year a brush of lilac flowers forms at the top of the flower, very similar to our Knapweeds, such as Common Knapweed. |
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| 9th July 2011, Lac duPaty, Vaison La Romaine, Provence, france. | Photo: © Phil Brew |
| The curved white scales eventually flatten and split at the ends and become the colour of brown paper, much as the bottom ones have here. |
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| 9th July 2011, Lac duPaty, Vaison La Romaine, Provence, france. | Photo: © Phil Brew |
| The leaves are glaucous green, and similar to Knapweed leaves in the UK. |
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Superficial resemblance to : Not a plant to be found in the UK, but more of an Alpine Mediterranean plant. ANY TEXT GOES HERE |
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Daisy & Dandelion [Asteraceae]
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