| SCIENTIFIC NAME: | CHRYSANTHEMUM SEGETUM |
| VERNACULAR NAME: | CORN MARIGOLD |
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| Fig 1 |
| DESCRIPTION | Height up to 80cm. The flowers are typical of the Daisy family and are golden yellow in colour. Each petal is notched and of a slightly lighter colour than the inner disc florets. The leaves are variably lobed. The whole plant is hairless with a waxy blue-green appearance. |
| DISTRIBUTION | Common throughout but declining. |
| HABITAT | Sandy soils in arable fields. |
| FLOWERING TIME | June to September. |