Biology:Crepis phoenix

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Crepis phoenix
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Crepis
Species:
C. phoenix
Binomial name
Crepis phoenix
Dunn

Crepis phoenix is a Chinese species of flowering plant in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in the Province of Yunnan in southern China .[1]

Crepis phoenix is a perennial herb up to 70 cm tall, with a large taproot. It produces a flat-topped array of numerous small flower heads. Each head has as many as 25 yellow ray florets but no disc florets. The species grows on mountain slopes.[1][2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Flora of China, 万丈深 wan zhang shen Crepis phoenix Dunn description and commentary in English
  2. Dunn, Stephen Troyte 1903. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 35(247): 511 description in Latin, commentary and specimen information in English

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10864841 entry