Crepis phoenix
Species of flowering plant
Crepis phoenix | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Crepis |
Species: | C. phoenix |
Binomial name | |
Crepis phoenix Dunn |
Crepis phoenix is a Chinese species of flowering plant in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. It has been found only in the Province of Yunnan in southern China.[1]
Crepis phoenix is a perennial herb up to 70 cm tall, with a large taproot. It produces a flat-topped array of numerous small flower heads. Each head has as many as 25 yellow ray florets but no disc florets. The species grows on mountain slopes.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b Flora of China, 万丈深 wan zhang shen Crepis phoenix Dunn description and commentary in English
- ^ Dunn, Stephen Troyte 1903. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 35(247): 511 description in Latin, commentary and specimen information in English
External links
- Flora of China, 万丈深 wan zhang shen Crepis phoenix Dunn full-page line drawing
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