Hieracium picroides

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 : 399

191. H. picroides group ( H. intybaceum / prenanthoides ). Stems 30-70 cm, with few stellate hairs and dense unequal slender glandular hairs, sometimes with a few simple eglandular hairs. Leaves all cauline or rarely also a few basal which wither early, 12-18(-numerous), 30-120 x 10-20(-25) mm, oblong-lanceolate, oblong-elliptical or oblong, sometimes panduriform, more or less acute, denticulate to dentate, with numerous, unequal glandular and usually some simple eglandular hairs; the lower narrowed at base, semiamplexicaul, the remainder broadly amplexicaul at base, sometimes with stellate hairs beneath. Capitula 2-12 (-many); peduncles with dense stellate and dense unequal glandular hairs, sometimes with occasional simple hairs. Involucre 10-13 x 9-11 mm; bracts broadly linear-lanceolate, obtuse to acute, with more or less numerous stellate hairs, dense unequal glandular hairs and sometimes some simple eglandular hairs. Ligules with numerous minute glandular hairs at apex. Stigmas discoloured. Receptacular pits dentate. 1700-2350 m. • Alps. AuGaGeHeIt.

Included species:

H. ochroleucum Schleicher ex Koch , Syn. FI. Germ. ed. 2, 528 (1844). Alps. Au Ga It.

H. picroides Vili. in Vili.,G. Lauth& A. Nestler, Précis Voy. Bot. 22 (1812). Alps. Au Ga Ge He It.

H. sieben Tausch, Flora (Regensb.) 11 (Ergänz. 1): 75 (1828). Alps. Au Ga He.