Doronicum plantagineum
Sp. Pl. 2: 885. 1753.
Common names: Plantain-leaved leopard’s-bane
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 20. Treatment on page 612.
Plants 30–80 cm, Stems glabrate proximally, sparsely pubescent distally. Leaves: blades of basal leaves ovate to elliptic or lanceolate, 5–11 × 3–5(–6) cm, bases cuneate, margins weakly dentate or entire, faces (and petioles) glandular-pubescent; cauline leaves 5–7(–10), petiolate (proximal) or sessile (distal), blades ovate to lanceolate, bases clasping or not. Heads borne singly, 3–5(–6) cm diam. Peduncles 6–26 cm. Phyllaries linear-lanceolate, 14–20 mm, lengths about 2/3 rays, apices filiform. Ray corollas 18–27 mm. 2n = 120.
Phenology: Flowering Mar–May.
Habitat: Disturbed woods and open fields
Elevation: 0–100+ m
Distribution
Introduced; Oreg., Europe.
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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