| Urospermum | |
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| Urospermum dalechampii | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Asterids | 
| Order: | Asterales | 
| Family: | Asteraceae | 
| Subfamily: | Cichorioideae | 
| Tribe: | Cichorieae | 
| Subtribe: | Hypochaeridinae | 
| Genus: | Urospermum Scop. | 
| Type species | |
| Urospermum picroides (L.) F.W.Schmidt | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Urospermum, or prickly goldenfleece,[2] is a small genus of flowering plants in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family.[3][4]
- Urospermum dalechampii (L.) Scop. ex F.W.Schmidt - Mediterranean from Spain + Morocco to the Aegean; naturalized in Australia
- Urospermum picroides (L.) Scop. ex F.W.Schmidt - Mediterranean + southwestern Asia from Portugal + Canary Islands to Pakistan; naturalized in Australia, North America, South America
References
- 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ↑ Flowers in Israel, Urospermum picroides, Tragopogon picroides, Prickly goldenfleece, Prickly cupped Goat's Beard, אזנב מצוי
- ↑ Scopoli, Joannes Antonius. 1777. Introductio ad Historiam Naturalem 122 in Latin
- ↑ Tropicos, Urospermum Scop.
- ↑ The Plant List, search for Urospermum
- ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Urospermum includes photos and distribution maps
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