FNA: Hedypnois cretica

	Hedypnois cretica
	cretanweed
Leaf	blades 5–150(–250) × 2–25(–35+) mm.
Peduncles	2–5(–15+) cm.
Phyllaries	(incurved in fruit), abaxial faces glabrous or scabrous to hispid.
Cypselae	5–7.5 mm; pappi 0.1–0.5(–1) or 2–5 mm.
2n	= 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18 (all Europe).

	Hedypnois cretica
Phenology	Flowering (Mar–)Apr–May(–Aug).
Habitat	Disturbed sites
Elevation	0–100(–600+) m (0–300(–2000+) ft)
Distribution	AZ; CA; NM; TX; Europe [Introduced in North America] [WildflowerSearch map] [BONAP county map]
Source	FNA vol. 19, p. 302.
Parent taxa	Asteraceae > tribe Cichorieae > Hedypnois
Synonyms	Hyoseris cretica
Name authority	(Linnaeus) Dumont de Courset: Bot. Cult. 2: 339. (1802)
Web links	Local floras: CA Local Web sites: CalFlora, CalPhotos WildflowerSearch iNaturalist (observations) USDA Plants Database LBJ Wildflower Center SEINet Plants of the World Online Encyclopedia of Life Wikipedia Google Image Search

cretanweed

Leaf

blades 5–150(–250) × 2–25(–35+) mm.

Peduncles

2–5(–15+) cm.

Phyllaries

(incurved in fruit), abaxial faces glabrous or scabrous to hispid.

Cypselae

5–7.5 mm;

pappi 0.1–0.5(–1) or 2–5 mm.

= 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18 (all Europe).

Phenology

Flowering (Mar–)Apr–May(–Aug).

Habitat

Disturbed sites

Elevation

0–100(–600+) m (0–300(–2000+) ft)

Distribution

AZ; CA; NM; TX; Europe [Introduced in North America]

Source

Parent taxa

Synonyms

Hyoseris cretica

Name authority

(Linnaeus) Dumont de Courset: Bot. Cult. 2: 339. (1802)

Web links

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