| Urospermum | |
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| Urospermum dalechampii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
| Tribe: | Cichorieae |
| Subtribe: | Hypochaeridinae |
| Genus: | Urospermum Scop. |
| Type species | |
| Urospermum picroides (L.) F.W.Schmidt | |
| Synonyms | |
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Urospermum, or prickly goldenfleece, is a small genus of flowering plants in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family.
- Species
- Urospermum dalechampii (L.) Scop. ex F.W.Schmidt - Mediterranean from Spain + Morocco to the Aegean; naturalized in Australia
- Urospermum picroides (L.) Scop. ex F.W.Schmidt - Mediterranean + southwestern Asia from Portugal + Canary Islands to Pakistan; naturalized in Australia, North America, South America
References
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- Flowers in Israel, Urospermum picroides, Tragopogon picroides, Prickly goldenfleece, Prickly cupped Goat's Beard, אזנב מצוי
- Scopoli, Joannes Antonius. 1777. Introductio ad Historiam Naturalem 122 in Latin
- Tropicos, Urospermum Scop.
- The Plant List, search for Urospermum
- Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Urospermum includes photos and distribution maps
External links
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