Doronicum plantagineum

Doronicum plantagineum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Doronicum
Species:	D. plantagineum
Binomial name
	Doronicum plantagineum; L. 1753 not C.A.Mey. 1831 nor Roth 1788 Poir. 1817
Synonyms
	List Aronicum atlanticum Chabert, syn of subsp. atlanticum; Doronicum atlanticum (Chabert) Rouy, syn of subsp. atlanticum; Doronicum emarginatum H.J.Coste, syn of subsp. emarginatum ; Doronicum subcordatum H.J.Coste, syn of subsp. emarginatum ; Doronicum willdenowii (Rouy) A.W.Hill, syn of subsp. emarginatum ; Doronicum tournefortii Rouy, syn of subsp. tournefortii ; ;

Doronicum plantagineum, the plantain-leaved leopard's-bane^[2] or plantain false leopardbane,^[3] is a European plant species in the sunflower family. It is native to southeastern Europe from Greece and Italy to Ukraine and the Czech Republic.^[4] There are reports of the species being naturalized in the State of Oregon in the northwestern United States.^[5]

Doronicum plantagineum is a perennial herb up to 80 cm (2 feet) tall. Leaves are roundish, up to 11 cm (4.4 inches) long. The plant creates yellow flower heads one at a time, each up to 5 cm (2 inches) in diameter and containing both fay florets and disc florets.^[6]

Subspecies^[1]

Doronicum plantagineum subsp. atlanticum (Rouy) Greuter
Doronicum plantagineum subsp. emarginatum (H.J.Coste) P.Fourn.
Doronicum plantagineum subsp. plantagineum
Doronicum plantagineum subsp. tournefortii (Rouy) Cout.

The Latin specific epithet plantagineum refers to the leaves of the plant which are similar to those of a plantain.^[7]

References[]

^ ^a ^b The Plant List, Doronicum plantagineum L.
^ BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
^ "Doronicum plantagineum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Doronico piantagineo, Wegerich-Gämswurz, stor gemsrot, Doronicum plantagineum L.
^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
^ Flora of North America, Plantain-leaved leopard’s-bane, Doronicum plantagineum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 885. 1753.
^ W. T. Parsons, William Thomas Parsons and E. G. Cuthbertson Noxious Weeds of Australia, p. 325, at Google Books

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[l-1] The Plant List, Doronicum plantagineum L.

[BSBI07-2] BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

[3] "Doronicum plantagineum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 18 January 2016.

[4] Altervista Flora Italiana, Doronico piantagineo, Wegerich-Gämswurz, stor gemsrot, Doronicum plantagineum L.

[5] Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map

[6] Flora of North America, Plantain-leaved leopard’s-bane, Doronicum plantagineum Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 885. 1753.

[7] W. T. Parsons, William Thomas Parsons and E. G. Cuthbertson Noxious Weeds of Australia, p. 325, at Google Books

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