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Reichardia picroides (L.) Roth

Common brighteyes (en), Reichardie (fr), Reichardie fausse picride (fr), Picridion commun (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Reichardia

Characteristics

Similar to R. tingitana but differing most markedly in the following features (based on limited Australian material). Leaf margin entire or nearly so. Involucre c. 10 mm long, c. 5–6 mm diam.; outer bracts c. 3 mm long, with hyaline margin 0.3–0.5 mm wide, with subapical spur very small. Florets: ligule not purple-red basally. Achenes 2–3 mm long, with central ones smooth.
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A low herb. It can grow as an annual or last for several years. It forms clumps 25 cm wide. The flowering stems can be 80 cm tall. The leaves are oblong. They have teeth or lobes. The leaves near the base have a broad winged stalk. The flower heads are yellow. The rays are yellow at the base. The flower stalk is not thickened towards the top.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread barochory
Mature width (meter) 0.3
Mature height (meter) 0.38 - 0.48
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a Mediterranean plant. It grows on waste ground. It needs well-drained soil. It suits hardiness zones 8-9.
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Growing on slope in grey gravelly sand over granite in forest.
Cultivated soil and waste places.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 3-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

The young leaves are used in salads and also in soups. They are also boiled. The roots are also eaten.
Uses medicinal
Edible flowers leaves roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds.
Mode seedlings
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Images

Habit

Reichardia picroides habit picture by Manuel Hernández (cc-by-sa)
Reichardia picroides habit picture by Francois Mansour (cc-by-sa)
Reichardia picroides habit picture by Jean-Marie Frenoux (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Reichardia picroides leaf picture by Georges Olioso (cc-by-sa)
Reichardia picroides leaf picture by Stéphane Mars (cc-by-sa)
Reichardia picroides leaf picture by Clara Assis (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Reichardia picroides flower picture by Georges Olioso (cc-by-sa)
Reichardia picroides flower picture by Manuel Hernández (cc-by-sa)
Reichardia picroides flower picture by Cristina BORJA (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Reichardia picroides fruit picture by Loreti Pietro (cc-by-sa)
Reichardia picroides fruit picture by Lazo Alfonso (cc-by-sa)
Reichardia picroides fruit picture by doune34160 (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Reichardia picroides world distribution map, present in Albania, Australia, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Algeria, Egypt, Spain, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Croatia, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Portugal, Qatar, Slovenia, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, Turkey, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:241243-1
WFO ID wfo-0000074791
COL ID 4RQ22
BDTFX ID 55654
INPN ID 117426
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Reichardia picroides Picridium crassifolium Picridium lingulatum Picridium perenne Picridium maritimum Reichardia integrifolia Scorzonera variifolia Scorzonera picroides Sonchus squamosus Picridium vulgare Hypochaeris hirta Sonchus chondrilloides Picridium macrogaranum Sonchus bocconi Picridium macrogaranum Sonchus picroides Picridium picroides Reichardia picroides var. maritima Picridium intermedium var. robustum Picridium intermedium var. gracile Picridium vulgare var. vulgare Picridium vulgare subsp. vulgare Reichardia picroides subsp. picroides Reichardia picroides var. intermedium Reichardia picroides var. picroides Reichardia picroides var. gracilis Reichardia picroides var. robusta
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