Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia
Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Crepis |
Species: | |
Subspecies: | C. v. subsp. taraxacifolia |
Trinomial name | |
Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia (Thuill.) Thell. |
Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia, the beaked hawksbeard, is a subspecies of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Europe and northwest Africa.[1] It has become naturalized in scattered locations in the United Kingdom, North America, and Oceania.[1][2][3]
Description
[edit]Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia reaches 4 ft (120 cm) in height, with each of many branches producing yellow, dandelion-like flower heads at the tips.[2]
At the base of the plant are long leaves 4 to 14 in (10 to 36 cm). Smaller leaves connect directly to the stem. Leaves are irregularly and deeply lobed. [2]
The underside of each flower head has two layers of leaf-like phyllaries. The inner phyllaries are longer and pointed, and often curl back away from the flower head. The outer layer of phyllaries is substantially shorter.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d Bogler, David (2012). "Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia". Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora.
- ^ "Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 23 May 2019.