Picris divaricata Vaniot

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Picris

Characteristics

A herb. It grows 10-40 cm tall. It grows for a few years. There can be several stems. They have white hairs. The leaves at the base are narrowly oval and 3-10 cm long by 1-2 cm wide.
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It is a subtropical plant. It grows in grasslands on mountain slopes between 1,400-3,200 m above level. In Yunnan.
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Usage

The leaves are cooked and eaten as a vegetable.
Uses fodder
Edible leaves
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Distribution

Picris divaricata world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:237831-1
WFO ID wfo-0000013679
COL ID 4HQPH
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Synonyms

Hypochaeris mairei Picris divaricata