Asteraceae
Leontodon

Leontodon hispidus L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 799 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Caucasus. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Descriptions

Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. & Hind, D. J. N. (Eds). (2019). Flora of Iraq, Volume 6: Compositae.Kew Publishing

Morphology General Habit
Perennial, rhizomatous, glabrate to sparsely hispid, 15–40 cm tall
Morphology General Indumentum
Indumentum consisting of few, rigid, long-stalked, shortly branched, 2–4-forked to stellate hairs
Morphology Leaves
All leaves in a basal rosette, 5–20 × 1–2 cm, oblanceolate, tapering at base and obtuse to acute at apex, remotely dentate to runcinate dentate, glabrous above, sparsely hispid beneath
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Scape
Scapes erect to ascending, single or few, unbranched, glabrous
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Peduncles
Peduncles not inflated
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Capitulum
Capitula 1-very few; involucre ± hemispherical, at flowering stage 10–15 mm; phyllaries few-seriate, glabrous above, glabrous to hispid below, margins glabrous
Morphology Leaves Ligules
Ligules yellow
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Achenes brown, fusiform, 5–8 mm long, c. 0.5 mm diam., gradually attenuate at apex, with many longitudinal furrows and inconspicuously transverse-rugulose; pappus of many setae, 8–10 mm, not broadened at base.
Ecology
In the mountains; alt. 1450 m;
Phenology
flowering Aug.
Distribution
Very rare, not far from the Iranian frontier, found only once in Iraq. Most of Europe to C & S. Russia, Turkey, Caucasia, Iran, N Africa.
[FIQ]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Flora of Iraq

    • Ghazanfar, S. A., Edmondson, J. R. (Eds). (2013-2019). Flora of Iraq, Volumes 5.1, 5.2 and 6.0. Kew Publishing
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. 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 2026. 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

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