Crepis incana
Crepis incana, the pink dandelion, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crepis of the sunflower family, native to southern Greece. It is a rosette-forming herbaceous perennial growing to 30 cm (12 in) tall and wide. Superficially similar to the true dandelion (Taraxacum), it produces bright pink flower heads in late summer.[1]
| Crepis incana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Cichorieae |
| Genus: | Crepis |
| Species: | C. incana |
| Binomial name | |
| Crepis incana Sibth. & Sm. May 1813 not Lapeyr. July 1813 nor Ledeb. 1846 | |
It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[2]
References
- RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- "RHS Plant Selector - Crepis incana". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
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