Madeira andryala
Andryala glandulosa
Family · Asteraceae · Harmless
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The yellow daisy covered in white sticky down growing on Madeiran escarpments and levada edges, among the most seen plants on a mid-altitude trail.
Walls and rocks · Scrubland · Uplands · Roadsides and waste ground
Also known asglandular andryala
How to tell it
A plant wholly covered in dense white felt mixed with glandular hairs that make it sticky to touch, which gives the scientific name. Elongated leaves with a wavy or shallowly cut edge. Pale yellow heads in groups at the top, the bracts visibly woolly. Range: endemic to Madeira.
What it is confused with
White andryala
Andryala ragusina
They are very alike and both white with wool. The mainland one lives in gravel beds and dry riverbeds; this is Madeiran and clearly sticky to touch. Neither is dangerous.
What it is for
No use
It is a cousin of the mainland andryala and serves to show the pattern: the same genus, the same white wool, one species on each side of the sea.
Where it occurs
Each square is an area with recorded observations of this plant. The lighter background is the set of areas where any of the entries has been observed, and serves as a reference. Note what this is not: it is not where the plant lives, it is where people record it, so trails and towns always look fuller than the mountains. Data from GBIF.
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