Reichardia picroides

Reichardia picroides
	Reichardia picroides
Systematics
Order :	Astern-like (Asterales)
Family :	Daisy family (Asteraceae)
Subfamily :	Cichorioideae
Tribe :	Cichorieae
Genre :	Reichardia
Type :	Reichardia picroides
Scientific name
	Reichardia picroides
	( L. ) Roth

Reichardia picroides , illustration

Reichardia picroides is a species of Reichardia in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). In German the species is also called bitter Reichardie . The generic name Reichardia honors Johann Jacob Reichard (1743–1782), a German doctor and botanist.

features

Bitter Reichardia ( Reichardia picroides ), rosette of leaves

Reichardia picroides is a perennial stem hemicryptophyte that reaches heights of 10 to 45 centimeters. The rhizome is woody and thickened. The branching and leaf shape of the species are very variable. The outermost bracts measure 3 to 5 × 1.5 to 2.5 millimeters. The edge of the skin is up to 0.5 millimeters wide. The cup stalks have scale-shaped bracts. The outer bracts of the flower head are egg-shaped, pointed and provided with a 0.3-0.5 millimeter wide skin margin.

The flowering period extends from January to December.

The number of chromosomes is 2n = 14.

Occurrence

Reichardia picroides occurs in the Mediterranean area. You can find them in Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Portugal, Spain, Gibraltar, on the Balearic Islands, France, Monaco, Italy, Sardinia, Sicily and Corsica, Slovenia, Croatia, on the Balkan Peninsula, in Bulgaria, Crete, in the Aegean Sea, Cyprus, European and Asian Turkey, Syria and Lebanon. The species grows on sandy and rocky coasts, on dry wasteland and on ruderal sites. In Crete it can be found at altitudes from 0 to 1100 meters.

supporting documents

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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. 336 .
^ ^A ^b Peter Schönfelder , Ingrid Schönfelder: The new cosmos Mediterranean flora. Franckh Kosmos Verlag Stuttgart 2008. ISBN 978-3-440-10742-3 . P. 130.
↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2016. ISBN 978-3-946292-10-4 . doi : 10.3372 / epolist2016 .
^ Tropicos. [1]
↑ 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 Reichardia picroides In: Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.

Web links

Commons : Reichardia picroides - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Pictures at Herbario Virtual del Mediterraneo Occidental

[Jahn,_Schönfelder-1] 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. 336 .

[Schönfelder2008-2] A ^b Peter Schönfelder , Ingrid Schönfelder: The new cosmos Mediterranean flora. Franckh Kosmos Verlag Stuttgart 2008. ISBN 978-3-440-10742-3 . P. 130.

[Burkhardt2016-3] Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2016. ISBN 978-3-946292-10-4 . doi : 10.3372 / epolist2016 .

[Tropicos-4] Tropicos. [1]

[Euro+Med-5] 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 Reichardia picroides In: Euro + Med Plantbase - the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity.