Crepis taygetica, Babcock

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 : 352

37. C. taygetica Babcock , Univ. Calif. Pubi. Bot. 19: 404 (1941)

(C. divaricata Boiss. & Heldr. , non (Lowe) F. W. Schultz).

Perennial; stems many, 7-15(-30) cm, with many divaricate branches. Leaves canescent-tomentose and with pale eglandular hairs; basal 5-10 x up to 1 -7 cm, numerous, oblanceolate, acute, gradually narrowed at base, runcinate-dentate or pinnately lobed, with triangular or lanceolate, acute lateral segments; cauline like the basal or smaller, linear, entire. Capitula few to numerous. Involucre 10-12x 4-8 mm; bracts linear-lanceolate, obtuse, the outer c. i as long as inner, canescent-tomentulose. Ligules reddish-purple on outer face. Achenes 5-5x 1 mm, chestnut-brown, fusiform, 10-ribbed. 2n = c. 40. • S. Greece (Taiyetos). Gr.