Crepis phoenix
Crepis phoenix, is a Chinese species of plants in the dandelion tribe within the sunflower family. It has been found only in the Province of Yunnan in southern China.[1]
| Crepis phoenix | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Cichorieae |
| Genus: | Crepis |
| Species: | C. phoenix |
| Binomial name | |
| Crepis phoenix | |
Crepis phoenix is a perennial herb up to 70 cm tall, with a large taproot. It produces a flat-topped array of numerous small flower heads. Each head has as many as 25 yellow ray florets but no disc florets. The species grows on mountain slopes.[1][2]
References
- Flora of China, 万丈深 wan zhang shen Crepis phoenix Dunn description and commentary in English
- Dunn, Stephen Troyte 1903. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 35(247): 511 description in Latin, commentary and specimen information in English
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