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Sigesbeckia orientalis

Common Name	Indian weed
Family	Asteraceae
Description	Annual, stiff, erect plant with spreading branches. Stem is fleshy green-brown to brown.
size	Up to 75 cm high by 30 cm wide.
Leaf	Leaves vary from broad based to narrow based lance-shaped. Some with irregular shallow toothed edges. Soft to touch. Dark green. Up to 100 mm long.
Flower	Small Flowers occur on the end of branches on individual short stems.5 petals. Colour yellow.
Flower Season	November to February
Fruit	Curved capsules containing up to 10 seeds.
Propagation	From seed.
Details	Naturally occurring plants in moist open woodland.
Attracts	None recorded
Conservation Status	Common, not threatened
Special Note	Considered to have medicinal qualities.

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