This South American introduction used to be a weed of the South of England. When I started botanising in the 70s this was rarely found at all in the North West of the country. Now it is fairly common and I have it as an occasional weed in my herbaceous border. This particular plant was all over an arable field in the Channel Islands where it is quite common, as you would expect.
Potato field, Guernsey, 22nd June 2004
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Added on 28th September 2004, amended January 26th 2005