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Old 22-10-2007, 05:01 PM
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Re: ID flower using 'Wild Flower Key' by Francis Rose

I've used the WFK to work this out

Daisy family
1 florets all strap shaped (like dandelion) yellow or blue - stems with milky latex when cut (go to ) A

A1 flowers yellow or orange (go to) A4
A4 pappus absent on fruit - nipplewort

One would need to cut the stem and see the plant at both flowering and fruiting stages. The first seems an improbable test and the second may not be possible. I'm I missing something or is WFK useless at indentifying nipplewort?
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