Asteraceae
Urospermum

Urospermum picroides (L.) Scop. ex F.W.Schmidt

First published in Samml. Phys. Aufsätze Böhm. Naturgesch. 1: 275 (1795)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Macaronesia, Medit. to Iran and Arabian Peninsula. It is an annual and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Greece, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Sudan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Yemen, Yugoslavia

Introduced into:

California, Cape Provinces, KwaZulu-Natal, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Uruguay, Victoria, Western Australia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ghazanfar, S.A. (1992). An Annotated Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Oman and their Vernacular names. Scripta Botanica Belgica 2: 1-153.
  • Ghazanfar, S.A., Edmondson, J.R. & Hind, D.J.N. (eds.) (2019). Flora of Iraq 6: 1-458. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • 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.

Flora of Iraq

  • Abdulridha, Taha & Wedad, Ecol. & Fl. Basra: 229 (2016)
  • Anthony in Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 18: 293 (1935)
  • Boissier, Fl. Orient. 3: 743 (1875)
  • Bornmüller in Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 60B: 217 (1940)
  • Boulos & Hadidi, Weed Fl. Egypt: 44 (1984)
  • Boulos & Hind in Fl. Egypt 3: 275–276 (2002)
  • Chamberlain in Fl. Turkey 5: 685 (1977)
  • Dinsmore in Post, Fl. Syria, Palest. & Sinai, ed. 2, 2: 133 (1933)
  • F.W.Schmidt, Samml. Phys. Aufn. Naturk. 1: 276 (1795)
  • Feinbrun-Dothan, Fl. Palaest. 3: 416 (1978)
  • Ghafoor in Fl. Pakistan 222: 284 (2017)
  • Haloob & Al- Kaisi, Illustr. Fl. Lowland Iraq 1(1): 60 (2016)
  • Mandaville, Fl. Eastern Saudi Arabia: 316 (1990)
  • Meikle, Fl. Cyprus 2: 1043 (1985)
  • Rawi, ibid. Tech. Bull. 14: 126 (1964)
  • Rechinger, Fl. Iranica 122: 137 (1977)
  • Rechinger, Fl. Lowland Iraq: 666 (1964)
  • Taifour & El- Oqlah, Pl. Jordan Ann. Checkl.: 48 (2017).
  • Täckholm, Stud. Fl. Egypt, ed. 2: 590 (1974)
  • Vasil’ev in Fl.  .S.S.R. 29: 229 (1964)
  • Zohary in Dep. Agr. Iraq Bull. 31: 158 (1950)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Kenneally, K.F. [8844] Australia K002029740 Yes
Murray, R.P.; Prior, A. [s.n.] Spain K002029724 Yes
Park, C.B. [535] Libya K002029718 Yes
Symon, D.E. [2963] Australia K002029742 Yes
Davis [50427a] Libya K002029714 Yes
Cosson, E. [s.n.] Morocco K002029702 Yes
Schlechter, R. [1382] South Africa K002029750 Yes
Davis [50179] Libya K002029715 Yes
Alford, J.J. [672] Australia K002029739 Yes
Bourgeau, E. [588] Spain K002029728 Yes
Ferguson, K.; Parra, R.; Sanchez, M.C.; Valdés, B. [6356/95] Morocco K002029697 Yes
Whiting, M.M.; Richmond, K. [6] Morocco K002029707 Yes
Arechavaleta [4033] Uruguay K002029754 Yes
Sprague, T.A.; Hutchinson, J. [345] Spain K002029726 Yes
Park, C.B. [558] Libya K002029717 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [24] Morocco K002029704 Yes
Pitard, C.J. [1942] Morocco K002029703 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [143] Morocco K002029705 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] Morocco K002029700 Yes
Murray, R.P.; Prior, A. [s.n.] Spain K002029721 Yes
Williams, T. [2031] South Africa K002029751 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002029761 Yes
Murray, R.P.; Prior, A. [s.n.] Spain K002029722 Yes
{L van Zyl} [3262] South Africa K002029743 Yes
Hooker [s.n.] Morocco K002029699 Yes
Chevallier, L.P.D. [592] Algeria K002029713 Yes
Pampanini, R. [9756] Libya K002029716 Yes
Strey, R.G. [10573] South Africa K002029744 Yes
Rein; Baron von Fritzsch; [Hadid]; Hadid [320] Morocco K002029701 Yes
Archibald, E.E.A. [5651] South Africa K002029753 Yes
Lenepveu [s.n.] Algeria K002029712 Yes
Perez, G.V. [2] Portugal K002029737 Yes
Murray, R.P.; Machado; Prior, A. [s.n.] Spain K002029723 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002029762 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria K002029709 Yes
Lemann, C. [s.n.] Portugal K002029730 Yes
Perez, G.V. [4] Portugal K002029738 Yes
Wallich; [C. B. S] [s.n.] South Africa K002029748 Yes
[de L. Zoao] [578] K002029733 Yes
Murray, R.P.; Prior, A. [s.n.] Spain K002029725 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [288] Morocco K002029706 Yes
Asplund, E. [538] Spain K002029729 Yes
Burchell [126] South Africa K002029749 Yes
Jury, S.L.; Springate, L.S.; Ait Lafkih, M. [11218] Morocco K002029696 Yes
Virgo, V.J. [239] Algeria K002029708 Yes
s.coll. [66] Uruguay K002029755 Yes
G.; H. [s.n.] Portugal K002029735 Yes
Flanagan, H.G. [1334] South Africa K002029752 Yes
Morrison, A. [s.n.] Australia K002029741 Yes
Rogers, F.A. [26984] South Africa K002029745 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [2309 ] Portugal K002029734 Yes
Trethewy, A.W. [50] Spain K002029727 Yes
Murray, R.P.; Prior, A. [s.n.] Spain K002029719 Yes
Hunt, T.C. [s.n.] Portugal K002029736 Yes
[C B S]; Prior, [s.n.] South Africa K002029746 Yes
Murray, R.P.; Prior, A. [s.n.] Spain K002029720 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • 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

    • '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