Doronicum pardalianches, known as leopard's-bane, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Like other members of the genus Doronicum, it is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial. It has upright stems growing to 80 cm (31 in), with heart-shaped basal leaves and yellow flowers, generally 3–4.5 cm (1.2–1.8 in) across.[1] It is native to western Europe and was introduced to the British Isles, where it was first recorded in Northumberland in 1633.[2]
Doronicum pardalianches | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Doronicum |
Species: | D. pardalianches
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Binomial name | |
Doronicum pardalianches L.[1]
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References
edit- ^ a b Stace, Clive (2019), New Flora of the British Isles (4th ed.), Middlewood Green, Suffolk, UK: C&M Floristics, p. 809, ISBN 978-1-5272-2630-2
- ^ "Online Atlas of the British Flora: Doronicum pardalianches". Biological Records Centre and Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 23 May 2019.