Skip to main content

Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia

L., (Bieb.) Celak

iNaturalist· cc-by-nc

(c) malixua, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by malixua

iNaturalist· cc-by-nc

(c) Alexander Baransky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Alexander Baransky

iNaturalist· cc-by-nc

(c) Динасафина, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Динасафина

Crepis foetida is a European species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae with the common name stinking hawksbeard. It is widespread across much of Europe and Siberia, as well as being sparingly naturalized in scattered locations in the United States and Australia. Crepis foetida is an annual, biennial, or perennial herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. One plant can produce as many as 10 flower heads, each with 100 or more yellow ray florets but no disc florets. Subspecies Crepis foetida subsp. foetida Crepis foetida subsp. glandulosa (C.Presl) Arcang. Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia (M.Bieb.) Čelak.

Description

Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia is an herb in the Asteraceae family from Mediterranean climate regions.

This description is brief — help expand it

Edible Uses

The leaves are eaten.

Distribution

It is a Mediterranean climate plant.

Where It Grows

Europe, Slovenia, Turkey, Türkiye,

References (2)

  • Ertug, F., 2000, An Ethnobotanical Study in Central Anatolia (Turkey). Economic Botany Vol. 54. No. 2. pp. 155-182
  • Ertug, F, Yenen Bitkiler. Resimli Türkiye Florası -I- Flora of Turkey - Ethnobotany supplement

More from Asteraceae