Biology:Doronicum plantagineum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Doronicum |
| Species: | D. 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.
The Latin specific epithet plantagineum refers to the leaves of the plant which are similar to those of a plantain.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Plant List, Doronicum plantagineum L.
- ↑ (xls) BSBI List 2007, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, https://bsbi.org/download/3542/, retrieved 2014-10-17
- ↑ "Doronicum plantagineum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=DOPL. 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.
- ↑ W. T. Parsons, William Thomas Parsons and E. G. Cuthbertson Noxious Weeds of Australia, p. 325, at Google Books
Wikidata ☰ Q3037134 entry
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