Jacobaea incana
Appearance
Jacobaea incana | |
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Flowers of Jacobaea incana subsp. carniolica at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Jacobaea |
Species: | J. incana
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Binomial name | |
Jacobaea incana (L.) Veldkamp
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Synonyms | |
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Jacobaea incana, the grey ragwort, is a species of Jacobaea in the family Asteraceae.
Description
[edit]Jacobaea incana can reach a height of 5–15 centimetres (2.0–5.9 in). This perennial herbaceous plant has a short stem and basal leaves arranged in a rosette. They are silver-gray green, thin, spatulate to broadly ovate, pinnate and hairy. This plant produces corymbs of yellow to orange-yellow flowers of about 13–14 millimetres (0.51–0.55 in). They bloom from June to August.
Distribution
[edit]This species is widespread in the Eastern Alps to the Apennines and the Carpathians.
Habitat
[edit]Grey ragwort can be found on stony meadows, on rocky places and moraines at elevation of 1,700–2,600 metres (5,600–8,500 ft) above sea level.
References
[edit]- Sandro Pignatti, Flora d'Italia. Vol. 3, Bologna, Edagricole, 1982, pag. 127
- F.Conti, G. Abbate, A.Alessandrini, C.Blasi, An annotated checklist of the Italian Vascular Flora, Roma, Palombi Editore, 2005, pag. 164
- Christoper Brickell - RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003
- NCBI
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