Doronicum plantagineum

Doronicum plantagineum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Doronicum
Species: D. plantagineum
Binomial name
Doronicum plantagineum
L. 1753 not C.A.Mey. 1831 nor Roth 1788 Poir. 1817
Synonyms[1]
  • Aronicum atlanticum Chabert, syn of subsp. atlanticum
  • Doronicum atlanticum (Chabert) Rouy, syn of subsp. atlanticum
  • Doronicum emarginatum H.J.Coste, syn of subsp. emarginatum
  • Doronicum subcordatum H.J.Coste, syn of subsp. emarginatum
  • Doronicum willdenowii (Rouy) A.W.Hill, syn of subsp. emarginatum
  • Doronicum tournefortii Rouy, syn of subsp. tournefortii

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]

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