Doronicum plantagineum
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| Doronicum plantagineum L. 1753 not C.A.Mey. 1831 nor Roth 1788 Poir. 1817
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Doronicum plantagineum, the plantain-leaved leopard's-bane[2] or plantain false leopardbane,[3] is a European plant species in the sunflower family. It is native to southeastern Europe from Greece and Italy to Ukraine and the Czech Republic.[4] There are reports of the species being naturalized in the State of Oregon in the northwestern United States.[5]
Doronicum plantagineum is a perennial herb up to 80 cm (2 feet) tall. Leaves are roundish, up to 11 cm (4.4 inches) long. The plant creates yellow flower heads one at a time, each up to 5 cm (2 inches) in diameter and containing both fay florets and disc florets.[6]
- Subspecies[1]
- Doronicum plantagineum subsp. atlanticum (Rouy) Greuter
- Doronicum plantagineum subsp. emarginatum (H.J.Coste) P.Fourn.
- Doronicum plantagineum subsp. plantagineum
- Doronicum plantagineum subsp. tournefortii (Rouy) Cout.
References
- ^ a b The Plant List, Doronicum plantagineum L.
- ^ "BSBI List 2007". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-02-25. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Doronicum plantagineum". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Doronico piantagineo, Wegerich-Gämswurz, stor gemsrot, Doronicum plantagineum L.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Plantain-leaved leopard’s-bane, Doronicum plantagineum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 885. 1753.
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