Cotyledons
Narrow, egg-shaped to oblong

Roots
Rhizome and fibrous

Stem
Erect, covered with fine wooly hairs

True Leaves
Feather-like with grayish-green
fine woolly hairs
Lower leaves form dense patches
Long-stalked, upper leaves alternate
and are stalkless

Flowers
Five white petals, numerous
in dense flat-topped or
rounded clusters
Flowers from July to October

Habitat
Pastures, waste areas

Note
Has a sage-like odour
Does not persit in cultivated fields
Prefers acidic soils