Glebionis segetum Fourr.

Plants to c. 80 cm high, glabrous. Leaves oblong or obovate in outline, to c. 7 cm long, acutely dentate to deeply lobed, with up to 4 primary divisions per side, concentrated distally; base hardly or half-clasping; margin entire or with occasional teeth; uppermost leaves often entire. Capitula few, 3–5 cm diam.; peduncle c. 3–8 cm long; involucre 8–12 mm long; outer bracts c. 4 mm long, with margin light brown; inner bracts with hyaline extension 3–5 mm long; mature receptacle convex. Ray floret ligule c. 10–20 mm long, yellow. Disc florets numerous; corolla 4 mm long; tube narrower and slightly shorter than limb. Achenes 2–3 mm long, with body hardly compressed, several-ribbed, without adaxial wings, pale, eglandular; ray achenes 1.2–2.5 mm wide, with lateral wings; disc achenes c. 1 mm diam., regularly ribbed, without wings.

It suits Mediterranean regions. It occurs on soils where lime has not been added. It does well in sandy soils. In Yunnan.

The young shoots are used cooked or raw. CAUTION: It may contain coumarin which stops blood coagulating.

They are grown from seed sown where the plants are to grow. Seed germinate in 10-18 days at 15°C.