Characteristics
A short plant which keeps growing from year to year. It may or may not have hairs. The leaves are at the base and divided into leaflets along the stalk. There are backward pointing triangle shaped lobes. These have teeth. The flower heads are yellow and like dandelion flowers. They are 25-35 mm across and occur singly on roughened leafless stalks. The florets all have rays. The florets overlap and the outer ones are longer than the inner ones. The flower bracts are narrow.
| Life form |
annual
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| Growth form |
herb
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| Growth support |
free-standing
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| Foliage retention |
-
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| Sexuality |
hermaphrodite
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| Pollination |
entomogamy
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| Spread |
epizoochory
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| Mature width (meter) |
-
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| Mature height (meter) |
0.13 - 0.38
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| Root system |
-
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| Rooting depth (meter) |
-
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| Root diameter (meter) |
-
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| Flower color |
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| Blooming months |
| Jan | Feb | Mar | | Apr | May | Jun | | Jul | Aug | Sep | | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Fruit color |
-
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| Fruiting months |
-
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| Nitrogen fixer |
-
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| Photosynthetic pathway |
c3
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Environment
It is a Mediterranean climate plant. It grows in grassy and stony pastures.
| Light |
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| Soil humidity |
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| Soil texture |
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| Soil acidity |
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| Hardiness (USDA) |
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Usage
The young leaves are eaten boiled and seasoned with oil and lemon. They are also used in soups or fried. The flowers are eaten in salads.
Cultivation
| Mode |
-
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| Germination duration (days) |
-
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| Germination temperacture (C°) |
-
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| Germination luminosity |
-
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| Germination treatment |
-
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| Minimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Optimum temperature (C°) |
-
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| Size |
-
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| Vigor |
-
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| Productivity |
-
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