Urospermum picroides
Summary 6
Urospermum picroides is a species of flowering plant in the aster family known by the common name prickly goldenfleece. It is native to Eurasia and it is known as an introduced species in many other regions, including North and South America, Australia, and southern Africa. It grows as a common weed in disturbed habitat. This annual herb grows up to 30 to 50 centimeters tall. It is coated in long hairs and bristles. The bristly leaves...
National distribution 7
United States
Origin: ExoticRegularity: Regularly occurring
Currently: Unknown/Undetermined
Confidence: Confident
Sources and Credits
- (c) Valter Jacinto, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5177/13988167174_708c152002_o.jpg
- (c) Zeynel Cebeci, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ac%C4%B1yemlik_-_Urospermum_picroides_02.jpg
- (c) Alvesgaspar, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Urospermum_picroides_April_2008-3.jpg
- (c) 2015 Richard Spellenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=632744&one=T
- (c) 2015 Richard Spellenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?seq_num=632745&one=T
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urospermum_picroides
- (c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/29057952
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- African Plants - a photo guide
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- Calflora
- CalPhotos
- eFloras.org
- Flora Digital de Portugal
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Jepson eFlora
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- World Flora Online
