British elecampane

British elecampane features bright yellow, daisy-like flower heads with long, slender outer petals surrounding a dense central disk. You can distinguish it from similar yellow wildflowers by its narrow, hairy leaves that directly clasp the stem at their base without stalks. Intriguingly, the flower heads are surrounded by soft, hairy bracts that give the underside of the bloom a fuzzy appearance and help protect the developing seeds.

It typically grows in damp meadows, riverbanks, and marshy ditches across Europe and temperate Asia.