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Crepis biennis L.

Crépide bisannuelle (fr), Crépide des prés (fr), Crépis bisannuel (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Crepis

Characteristics

A herb.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.25 - 1.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.4
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-5
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-8

Usage

The leaves are added to salads and pasta. The roots are used as a coffee substitute.
Uses coffee substitute medicinal
Edible leaves roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 5 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 26
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Crepis biennis habit picture by Jacques Zuber (cc-by-sa)
Crepis biennis habit picture by Coralie Muschietti (cc-by-sa)
Crepis biennis habit picture by Comotti Ermanno (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Crepis biennis leaf picture by Daniel Frey (cc-by-sa)
Crepis biennis leaf picture by Silvia Poik (cc-by-sa)
Crepis biennis leaf picture by Amel Hey (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Crepis biennis flower picture by jean-marie samyn (cc-by-sa)
Crepis biennis flower picture by Rudy (cc-by-sa)
Crepis biennis flower picture by Carla Vos (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Crepis biennis fruit picture by Wolfram Pethe (cc-by-sa)
Crepis biennis fruit picture by Coralie Muschietti (cc-by-sa)
Crepis biennis fruit picture by Jani Zadrgal (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Crepis biennis world distribution map, present in Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Moldova (Republic of), North Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:199715-1
WFO ID wfo-0000106204
COL ID 6BFNV
BDTFX ID 19759
INPN ID 93015
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Crepis tristis Crepis agrestis Crepis sabauda Berinia biennis Limnoseris biennis Crepis lodomiriensis Crepis biennis Hieracium bienne Crepis muricata Crepis transsilvanica Crepis scanensis Crepis glabra Hieracium heterophyllum Brachyderea biennis Hieracioides biennis Brachyderea biennis Crepis scanensis Crepis maritima Hedypnois biennis Crepis calcarea Limonoseris biennis Crepis biennis var. silviae
WorldFloraDB 2024