Asteraceae
Pilosella

Pilosella echioides (Lumn.) F.W.Schultz & Sch.Bip.

First published in Flora 45: 431 (1862)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Central Siberia and W. Himalaya. 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, compactly stoloniferous, stolons slender
Morphology Stem
Stems tall, slender but rigid, ± setose, leafless or with 1–3 leaves; inflorescence a lax corymb
Morphology Leaves
Leaves oblong-lanceolate, acute, glaucous, ± setose on margins and lower surface, this surface also finely stellate-hairy
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Peduncles
Peduncles sparsely stellate-hairy and glandular
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts Involucre
Involucre 7–8 mm, cylindrical, blackish and weakly clothed with long eglandular hairs
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
Corollas yellow, with reddish veins on abaxial surface.
Ecology
Not noted; alt. 1350–2200 m;
Phenology
flowering Jun.
Distribution
Very rare; known from two records in Iraq. C & E Europe, Turkey, Kazakhtan, Kyrgistan, N Caucasus, China, India.
[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
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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/
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