A green succulent-looking plant covered in cottony white hairs with a inflorescence with white 'petals' in the middle.
A green succulent-looking plant covered in cottony white hairs, peering down into the inflorecense in the middle.
A cross-section of the same plant showing inflorescence structure. Florets are long and yellow-green with a pale ovary (where the seed will form) at their base.
A cross-section of the same plant showing inflorescence structure. This plant has two inflorescences forming, one in the centre which is more developed than one to the right.
Lets get back into it: weeks microscopy features #Actinobole uliginosum! This plant is so tiny, only a few cm high, that you’d need to be on your hands and knees in the dirt to really notice it exists. It’s an #Asteraceae with cottony leaves and white-creamy coloured flowers.