Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia (M. Bieb.) Čelak.

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus:  Crepis// Species:  Crepis foetida L.// Subspecies: Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia (M. Bieb.) Čelak.

Determined according to the botanical keys provided in Flora Europaea (Sell in Tutin et al., 1976).

Lifeform: Annual; therophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from West and South Europe to East Europe and Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat:  Grasslands, pastures, rocky terrains, roadsides.

Flowering period: Summer: JUN, JUL, AUG.

 Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia – habit. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia – capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia – involucre. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia – involucre. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia – fruiting capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia – fruiting capitulum. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia – fruiting capitulum with ripe achenes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia – achenes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia – achenes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia – achenes. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia – upper cauline leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia – upper cauline leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia – stems with leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia – cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia – lower cauline leaves. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia – adaxial side of leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia – abaxial side of leaf. Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia – inner achenes (left) and marginal achenes (right). Scale in mm. Specimen from the Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
 Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia – receptacle with ciliate pits. Scale in mm. Specimen from Gorge of “Kochanska” River, 16.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Sell, P. D. in 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: Cambridge University Press, pp. 344-357.

Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia (M.Bieb.) Čelak. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77181783-1 [Accessed 21.07.2022].

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