Crepis cretica
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Crepis cretica is a species of plant from the genus Pippau ( Crepis ) in the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
features
Crepis cretica is an annual stem therophyte that reaches heights of 10 to 20 centimeters. The numerous stems are not very branched. The basal leaves are lanceolate, blunt to pointed and toothed to pinnate. If they are pinnate, they have 6 to 10 pairs of side leaflets. The cups are nodding before flowering. The two-row covering is 3 to 7 millimeters in size and felt-like, glabrous or tiny glandular, and every now and then it is covered with longer glandless hair. The outer 4 to 6 bracts are very short. The fruits are 1.75 to 3.25 millimeters in size, spindle-shaped, light brown, 10-ribbed and have a short beak.
The flowering period extends from March to July.
Occurrence
Crepis cretica occurs in the southern Kardägäis . The species grows in Phrygana as well as on dry fallow land and on ruderal sites. In Crete it is found at altitudes from 0 to 1700, rarely up to 2000 meters.
Taxonomy
A synonym for Crepis cretica Boiss. is Crepis neglecta subsp. cretica (Boiss.) Hayek .
supporting documents
- ↑ a b c Ralf Jahn, Peter Schönfelder: Excursion flora for Crete . With contributions by Alfred Mayer and Martin Scheuerer. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 1995, ISBN 3-8001-3478-0 , p. 340 .
- ↑ Werner Greuter (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). - In: W. Greuter & E. von Raab-Straube (eds.): Compositae. Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Datasheet Crepis cretica In: Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.