Jurinea linearifolia, DC.

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 : 218

1. J. linearifolia DC. , Prodr. 6: 675 (1838)

( J. multiflora (L.) B. Fedtsch. ).

Stems (12—) 15—35(—40) cm, woody at base, leafy throughout. Basal leaves (2-)3-8(-10)x(0-l-)0-2-0-6(~0-9) cm, lanceolate or linear-lanceolate, shortly acuminate, usually with revolute margin, arachnoid-tomentose. Capitula (5—)7—15(—18) x 4-6 mm, cylindrical. Involucral bracts lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, shortly acuminate, straight and appressed, herbaceous, the inner longer, glabrous or slightly tomentose, white or pale green below, pink or reddish-purple distally, with scarious apex. Achenes 3-5-4-5 mm, tetragonal, ribbed, glabrous; corona conspicuous; pappus c. 3 times as long as achene. Steppes and semideserts. S. & S.E. parts of U.S.S.R., S.E. Romania. Rm Rs (C, W, K, E).