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Urospermum picroides (L.) F.W.Schmidt
Family Asteraceae
Common name: False Hawkbit

Urospermum picroides (L.) F.W.Schmidt APNI*

Synonyms: Tragopogon picridoides (L.) Willd. APNI*

Description: Annual herb 10–50 cm high, pale green to glaucous; stems erect, few-branched, bristly.

Basal leaves oblanceolate, sometimes lyrate, 3–16 cm long, 10–30 mm wide, margins toothed to pinnatisect, surfaces bristly, petiolate; upper leaves elliptic to lanceolate, 3–14 cm long, 1–5 cm wide, entire to pinnatisect, bristly, especially along midvein, sessile.

Heads 15–20 mm long, bristly; peduncle 1.5–8 cm long. Ligules c. 15 mm long, pale yellow.

Achenes 10–15 mm long including a beak 6–8 mm long, pale brown, tuberculate towards base, finely pubescent; pappus bristles 16–20, 8–12 mm long, white.


Fruit
Photo P. Tremain

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Photo P. Tremain

Herbarium
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Flowering: August–December

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in disturbed sites; not common, recorded for Hay district and Mootwingee N.P.
NSW subdivisions: *CC, *CWS, *SWP, *NFWP
Other Australian states: *Vic. *W.A. *S.A.
AVH map***

Text by G. J. Harden
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 3 (1992)


APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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