Hairy Daisy is appropriately named for it's long and hairy oblong leaves. It is similar to the Marsh Daisy, which grows in damp areas, but can be recognised by its densly hairy leaves. It grows up to 15cm tall on a hairy stem and is found in dry places like diddle-dee heath. The single flower head, about 20mm diameter, is compound with white outer petals, sometimes pinkish, and a yellow centre. Seeds are hairy with a short parachute. It is found on East and West Falklands but is not common.

The Hairy Daisy is endemic to the Falklands, found nowhere else in the world.

This plant is legally protected. It is an offence to deliberately pick, collect, cut, uproot or destroy a protected wild plant.

Sources include: Falkland Islands State of the Environment Report 2008 Otley H, Munro G, Clausen A, Ingham B. Flowering Plants of the Falkland Islands- Robin W Woods, The Vascular Flora of the Falkland Islands- D. M. Moore, B.Sc., Ph.D, 1968, iucnredlist.org

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