Hawksbeard (Crepis capillaris)

 

Photograph copyright © Phil Garnock-Jones

 Photograph copyright © Phil Garnock-Jones

Photograph copyright © Phil Garnock-Jones

Chamomiles

Rayless chamomile - pineapple weed (Matricaria discoidea or Matricaria matricarioides)

By H. Zell (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

German chamomile (Matricaria recutita or Matricaria chamomilla)

As the flowers age the white petals fold downwards like this:

By Rob Hille (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

Roman chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile or Anthemis nobilis)

Distinguishable from German chamomile partly because it tends to be spreading, while Roman chamomile is an upright plant.

By Karelj (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons 

Damn yellow composites

Damn yellow composites is the epithet bestowed on all those dandelion relative that have yellow, dandelion-like flowers, and that are so confusing to tell apart. This entry will be a growing collection of photos and names.

Catsears (Hypochaeris species)

Catsear (Hypochaeris radicata)

Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)

Pūhā - Sow thistle (Sonchus species)

Sonchus oleraceus

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)