Photographs: Inchigeelagh, Co. Cork

Corn Marigold Glebionis segetum (Chrysanthemum segetum) Buíán Family: Asteraceae Flowering time: June-October. Annual. Possibly introduced. Large solitary golden-yellow flowers on long stalks. The greyish-green leaves are more/less fleshy, deep-toothed and hairless. A erect or sprawling plant with smaller stem-leaves. Height 20-50cm. Grows in sandy soils on roadsides, arable and waste ground. Decreasing as arable weed but now often found sown in wildflower mixtures. Similar: Pot Marigold, Calendula officinalis

Corn Marigold, Glebionis segetum (Chrysanthemum segetum), Buíán