Doronicum pardalianches

Doronicum pardaliances, known as leopard's-bane, is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family Asteraceae. Like other members of the genus Doronicum, it is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial. It has upright stems growing to 80 cm (31 in), with heart-shaped basal leaves and yellow flowers, generally 3–4 cm (1.2–1.6 in) across.[1] It is native to western Europe and was introduced to the British Isles, where it was first recorded in Northumberland in 1633.[2]

Doronicum pardalianches
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Doronicum
Species:
D. pardalianches
Binomial name
Doronicum pardalianches
L.[1]

References

  1. Stace, Clive (2010), New Flora of the British Isles (3rd ed.), Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, p. 769, ISBN 978-0-521-70772-5
  2. "Online Atlas of the British Flora: Doronicum pardalianches". Biological Records Centre and Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 23 May 2019.


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