Leontodon incanus, (L.) Schrank

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1976, Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), Cambridge University Press : 314-315

21. L. incanus (L.) Schrank , Baier. Reise 14 (1786).

Perennial with vertical or oblique, often branched stock. Stems 1-6, 10-35 cm, simple, with numerous, sessile stellate and short-stalked 2- to

4-fid hairs; bracts 0-3. Leaves 25-150 x 5-20 mm, linear-oblong to narrowly oblanceolate, more or less acute, entire, denticulate or rarely with a few irregular teeth, long-attenuate to the winged petiole, with numerous to dense, short- to long-stalked 2- to 7-fid hairs on both surfaces. Capitulum solitary. Involucre 10-15 x 8-11 mm; bracts linear to linear-lanceolate, obtuse to acute, with few to numerous simple eglandular and stalked 2-fid hairs. Ligules deep yellow. Stigmas yellow. Achenes 7-9 mm, brown, narrowed and with minute rigid hairs above, transversely muricate below; pappus of 2 rows of hairs, the inner plumose, the outer denticulate. • Mountains of C. Europe, N. Italy and N. & C. Jugoslavia. Au Cz Ga Ge He Hu It Ju Po?Rm.