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Urospermum picroides
This annual herb grows up to 30 - 50 cm tall. It is coated in long hairs and bristles. The bristly leaves are variously shaped, often divided into many sharp-toothed lobes. The inflorescence bears flower heads on thick peduncles. The head is 1 to 2 cm long or more and filled with yellow ray florets. It is enveloped in several pointed phyllaries which are covered in bristly hairs. The fruit is an achene well over a centimeter in length which is tipped with a pappus of bristles.
It is native to Eurasia and it is known as an introduced species in many other regions, including North and South America, Australia, and southern Africa. It grows as a common weed in disturbed habitat.
pa mora biti :D listovi su na tvojoj malo drugačiji ali ove biljke imaju različit oblik listova ovisno o starosti i gdje se listovi nalaze, pri dnu ili pri vrhu biljke:D
Spotted on May 28, 2013
Submitted on May 29, 2013
