familyAsteraceae
tribeAsteraceae tribe Cichorieae
genusUrospermum
speciesUrospermum picroides

Urospermum picroides

(Linnaeus) F. W. Schmidt

Samml. Phys.-Oekon. Aufsätze 1: 275. 1795.

John L. Strother
IntroducedIllustrated
Basionym: Tragopogon picroides Linnaeus Sp. Pl. 2: 790. 1753
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 297.
Please click on the illustration for a higher resolution version.
Illustrator: Marjorie C. Leggitt

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Leaves: proximal blades 8–15 × 3–5+ cm, distal 4–8+ × 1–3+ cm. Peduncles 5–15+ cm. Phyllaries: free portions lance-linear, abaxial faces setose or ± glabrate. Cypselae (including beaks) 10–15 mm; pappi 9–12 mm. 2n = 8, 10.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jul.
Habitat: Disturbed sites
Elevation: 0–400 m

Distribution

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Introduced; Calif., Europe, Asia, also in South America, s Africa

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"fine" is not a number.

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2n chromosome quantity
10 +  and 8 +
Abaxial face pubescence
glabrate +  and setose +
Anther base shape
tailed +
Anther dehiscence
introrse +
Anther fusion
connate +
Apex shape
acuminate +
Apex texture
scarious +
Apical appendage development
developed +
Apical appendage shape
ovate +  and lanceolate +
Appendage presence
absent +
Appendage pubescence
hirsute +
Appendage relief
papillate +
Array architecture
corymbiform +
Array architecture or fragility
loose +
Array development
indeterminate +  and determinate +
Author
John L. Strother +
Authority
(Linnaeus) F. W. Schmidt +
Awn pappus duration
persistent +
Awn pappus life cycle
falling +
Band architecture
continuous +
Band quantity
1 +
Base shape
decurrent +
Basionyms
Tragopogon picroides +
Beak relief
scabrous +  and scabrellous +
Beak shape
acuminate +  and dilated +
Blade architecture
compound +  and simple +
Blade blade shape
Mostly obovate (Oblong-obovate usually pinnately lobed or dentate) +
Body architecture
winged +
Body architecture or shape
ribbed +
Body relief
tuberculate +
Body shape
flattened-oblong +
Bractlet quantity
1;15 +
Branch fragility or size
stout +
Branch shape
filiform +
Branch structure in adjective form
stigmatic +
Bristle architecture
barbellate +
Bristle coloration
white +
Bristle quantity
18;22 +
Bristle relief
coarse +
Bristle shape
Plumose (?) +
Bristle size
subequal +
Calyculus presence
absent +
Calyculus quantity
Of 1 (15+ bractlets) +
Corolla architecture
zygomorphic +, actinomorphic +  and (3-)5-merous +
Corolla coloration
striped abaxially with red +  and yellow +
Cypsela architecture
monomorphic +
Cypsela coloration
brown +
Cypsela shape
tapered +, beaked +, flattened +, obcompressed +, compressed +, prismatic +, fusiform +, ellipsoid +, columnar +  and clavate +
Cypsela some measurement
10mm;15mm +
Distal blade length
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
Distal blade shape
ovate;linear +
Distal blade width
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
Distal leaf architecture
sessile +
Distribution
Calif. +, Europe +, Asia +, also in South America +  and s Africa +
Elevation
0–400 m +
Embryo course
straight +
Face pubescence
glabrous +
Face relief
scabrellous +
Filament fusion
distinct +
Floret architecture
ligulate +
Floret atypical quantity
5;15 +
Floret position
proximal +
Floret quantity
20;50 +
Floret reproduction
bisexual +
Fruit architecture
winged +  and beaked +
Fruit condition or texture
dry +
Fruit density
dispersed +
Habitat
Disturbed sites +
Head architecture
subsessile +
Head arrangement
in loose , corymbiform arrays +  and singly +
Head development
indeterminate +
Head reproduction
homogamous +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Marjorie C. Leggitt +
Individual head architecture
each +  and sessile +
Introduced
true +
Involucre diameter
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
Involucre position relational
surrounding +
Involucre shape
urceolate +
Leaf architecture
sessile +  and petiolate +
Leaf arrangement
alternate +
Leaf position
cauline +
Margin architecture
prickly +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Margin shape
divided +, lobed +  and dentate +
Margin texture
scarious +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
2-carpellate +
Ovary architecture or structure in adjective form
1-locular +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule fixation
attached +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
1 +
Pappus life cycle
falling +
Pappus some measurement
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Peduncle architecture
bracteate +
Peduncle shape
inflated +
Peduncle some measurement
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Pericarp fragility
tough +
Pericarp width
thick +
Petal fusion
connate +
Phenology
Flowering Apr–Jul. +
Phyllary atypical quantity
8 (12) +
Phyllary duration
persistent +
Phyllary fusion
connate +  and distinct +
Phyllary quantity
7 +  and 8 +
Phyllary shape
Ovatelanceolate (Lance-linear) +
Phyllary size
subequal +
Phyllary variability
equal +
Portion arrangement or course or shape
lance-linear +
Portion fusion
free +
Proximal blade length
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br />) +
Proximal blade width
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br />) +
Proximal leaf architecture
petiolate +
Publication title
Samml. Phys.-Oekon. Aufsätze +
Publication year
1795 +
Receptacle architecture
epaleate +
Receptacle pubescence
hispid +
Receptacle relief
pitted +
Receptacle shape
flat;convex +
Reference
None +
Root texture
fibrous +
Seed architecture
exalbuminous +
Seed quantity
1 +
Sepal variability
modifed +
Series atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Series quantity
1;1 +
Source xml
https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V19-20-21/V19 431.xml +
Special status
Introduced +  and Illustrated +
Stamen arrangement
alternate +
Stamen atypical quantity
4 (5) +
Stamen quantity
5 +
Stem architecture
branched +
Stem orientation
erect +
Stem pubescence
setose +  and hispid or glabrous +
Stem quantity
1 +
Style-branch architecture
appendaged +  and truncate +
Style architecture
2-branched +
Style pubescence
hirsute +
Style quantity
1 +
Style relief
papillate +
Synonyms
Undefined tribe Lactuceae +
Taxon family
Asteraceae +
Taxon name
Urospermum picroides +
Taxon parent
Urospermum +
Taxon rank
species +
Ultimate margin architecture or shape
entire +  and dentate +
Volume
Volume 19 +
Whole-organism architecture
taprooted +
Whole-organism atypical some measurement
40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
Whole-organism duration
annual +
Whole-organism some measurement
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
Whole organism growth form
shrub +  and subshrub +
X chromosome quantity
7 +  and 5 +