Pilosella flagellaris

Pilosella flagellaris (synonym Hieracium flagellare[1]) is a European plant species in the dandelion tribe within the sunflower family. It is native to Europe but naturalized in scattered locations in the United States and Canada.[1][2]

Pilosella flagellaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Genus: Pilosella
Species:
P. flagellaris
Binomial name
Pilosella flagellaris
(Willd.) Arv.-Touv.
Synonyms[1]
  • Hieracium chrysophthalmum Norrl.
  • Hieracium flagellare Willd.
  • Hieracium homostegium Norrl.
  • Hieracium inceptans Norrl.
  • Hieracium niankoviense Rehmann
  • Hieracium petunnikovii (Peter) Üksip
  • Hieracium prognatum Norrl.
  • Hieracium tatrense (Nägeli & Peter) Üksip

Pilosella flagellaris is a small herb up to 20 cm (7.9 in) tall, with leaves mostly in a rosette at the bottom. Leaves are up to 130 mm (5.1 in) long, with no teeth on the edges. One stalk will produce 2-4 flower heads in a flat-topped array. Each head has 90–120 yellow ray flowers but no disc flowers.[3]

References
  1. "Pilosella flagellaris (Willd.) Arv.-Touv.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-01-28.
  2. Biota of North America Program 2004 county distribution map
  3. Flora of North America, Hieracium flagellare Willdenow, 1814.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.