Asteraceae
Crepis

Crepis vesicaria L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 805 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, W. & Central Europe to Medit. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Belgium, Canary Is., Corse, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kriti, Madeira, Morocco, Netherlands, NW. Balkan Pen., Portugal, Sardegna, Sicilia, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe

Introduced into:

British Columbia, California, Connecticut, Great Britain, Hawaii, Ireland, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Poland, South Australia, Victoria

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 30, 2023 Christenhusz, M.J.M. [MC9510] United Kingdom K001527142 Yes
Grabmayr, V. [s.n.] Germany K002108881 No
Martinis, A. [48] Belgium K002108849 No
Thomas [594] Switzerland K002108916 No
Wolfe, T.B. [s.n.] France K002108876 No
Cesar, A.; Bonnet, E.; Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] France K002108872 No
Ellman, E.; Sandwith, N.Y. [1130] Spain K002108908 No
Ellman, E.; Sandwith, N.Y. [56] France K002108877 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002108914 No
Ellman, E.; Sandwith, N.Y. [1130] Spain K002108907 No
Bonnet, E.; Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] France K002108871 No
[P. Hliokum] [[536/5]] Germany K002108880 No
Ellman, E.; Sandwith, N.Y. [1066] Spain K002108909 No
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002108868 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002108920 No
Wolfe, T.B. [s.n.] Switzerland K002108918 No
Hooker Morocco K000252063 Unknown Type Material Yes
[Mall] [s.n.] France K002108874 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Switzerland K002108919 No
Delacour, Th.; Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] France K002108873 No
Billot, C.; Bavoux, V.; Guichard, A.; Guichard, P.; 1117; 1117 [3877] France K002108866 No
Thomas [594] Switzerland K001730434 Yes
Gamble, J.S. [19254] Switzerland K002108912 No
Willkommii, H.M. [566] Spain K002108905 No
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002108869 No
Thomas [s.n.] Switzerland K002108917 No
Hooker Morocco K000252065 Unknown Type Material Yes
frére Sennen [s.n.] Spain K002108904 No
Kugler, E. [s.n.] Germany K002108879 No
Bourgeau, E. [43] Spain K002108906 No
s.coll. [[2949]] France K002108867 No
s.coll. [[130]] Switzerland K002108915 No
Schultz Bipontinus, C.H.; Doell; Schall [63] Germany K002108878 No
Huguenin, A. [440] Switzerland K002108913 No
Hooker Morocco K000252066 Unknown Type Material Yes
Hooker Morocco K000252064 Unknown Type Material Yes
Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] France K002108850 No
Grabmayr, V. [s.n.] Germany K002108882 No
Winkler, M. [s.n.] Spain K002108910 No
Bonnet, Ed.; Willmott, E.A. [s.n.] France K002108870 No
Gouan [s.n.] France K002108875 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images