Hedypnois cretica

(Linnaeus) Dumont de Courset

Bot. Cult. 2: 339. 1802.

IntroducedIllustrated
Basionym: Hyoseris cretica Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 2: 810. 1753
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 302.

Leaf-blades 5–150 (–250) × 2–25 (–35+) mm. Peduncles 2–5 (–15+) cm. Phyllaries (incurved in fruit), abaxial faces glabrous or scabrous to hispid. Cypselae 5–7.5 mm; pappi 0.1–0.5 (–1) or 2–5 mm. 2n = 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18 (all Europe).


Phenology: Flowering (Mar–)Apr–May(–Aug).
Habitat: Disturbed sites
Elevation: 0–100(–600+) m

Distribution

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Introduced; Ariz., Calif., N.Mex., Tex., Europe

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"fine" is not a number.

... more about "Hedypnois cretica"
18 +, 16 +, 15 +, 14 +, 13 +, 12 +, 11 +  and 8 +
scabrous +  and hispid +
acuminate +
scarious +
ovate +  and lanceolate +
indeterminate +  and determinate +
John L. Strother +
(Linnaeus) Dumont de Courset +
decurrent +
Hyoseris cretica +
compound +  and simple +
ovate;oblong;ovate;oblong;oblanceolate;linear;lanceolate +
tuberculate +, rugose +, muricate +  and smooth +
deltate;lanceolate or lance-linear +
filiform +
zygomorphic +, actinomorphic +  and (3-)5-merous +
dark-brown +  and black +
cylindric +  and fusiform +
Ariz. +, Calif. +, N.Mex. +, Tex. +  and Europe +
0–100(–600+) m +
winged +  and beaked +
dispersed +
Disturbed sites +
in loose , corymbiform arrays +  and singly +
indeterminate +
each +  and sessile +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
campanulate;cylindric +
15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br /> (3.5 cm35 mm <br />0.035 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
sessile +  and petiolate +
cauline +  and basal +
dentate to pinnately lobed +  and entire +
divided +, lobed +  and dentate +
lance-aristate +  and subulate-aristate +
2-carpellate +
persistent +
2-5 mm +, 0.1 +  and 0.5 +
cuneate +  and lanceolate or subulate +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Flowering (Mar–)Apr–May(–Aug). +
connate +  and distinct +
5 +  and 13 +
flat;convex +
12 +  and 15 +
exalbuminous +
Introduced +  and Illustrated +
less hispid +  and setose +
appendaged +  and truncate +
papillate +
Undefined tribe Lactuceae +
Hedypnois cretica +
Hedypnois +
species +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
shrub +  and subshrub +