Group: Spermatophytina (Spermatophytes)
Family: Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Genus: Tephroseris (Groundsel)
Tephroseris integrifolia (L.) Holub - Field Fleawort
Tephroseris helenitis (L.) B. Nord. - Spatulate Fleawort
Tephroseris palustris (L.) Rchb. - Marsh Fleawort
Tephroseris crispa (Jacq.) Rchb. - Curly Fleawort
Tephroseris longifolia (Jacq.) Griseb. & Schenk
30–100 cm tall, without latex. inflorescence: capitula (with involucres), in a raceme-like to panicle-like whole-inflorescence. capitula: 5–16 per stem, with tubular and ray-flowers, with 15–21 ray-flowers. involucre: cup-shaped to cylindrical. involucral bracts: 1‑r...
The colours represent the floristic status of the species in the respective region. Green indicates native occurrences, light green naturalized occurrences. Adventive occurrences are represented by light yellow shades and plants that are cultivated (but rarely occur in the wild) are dark yellow. Grey colours are used, if the floristic status of species is unknown or uncertain.
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Artificial occurences |
The color intensity reflects the species' abundance
Data: Floristische Kartierung Deutschlands (Stand 2013), Bundesamt für Naturschutz (www.floraweb.de)
riparian vegetation, mudflat vegetation, reedbeds, perennial herbaceous vegetation, forests, shrubbery, bogs, sedge-lands, grassland & dwarf shrub heaths
in moist to wet habitats