Doronicum plantagineum

Doronicum plantagineum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Doronicum
Species:	D. plantagineum
Binomial name
Doronicum plantagineum L. 1753 not C.A.Mey. 1831 nor Roth 1788 Poir. 1817
Synonyms
Aronicum atlanticum Chabert, syn of subsp. atlanticum Doronicum atlanticum (Chabert) Rouy, syn of subsp. atlanticum Doronicum emarginatum H.J.Coste, syn of subsp. emarginatum Doronicum subcordatum H.J.Coste, syn of subsp. emarginatum Doronicum willdenowii (Rouy) A.W.Hill, syn of subsp. emarginatum Doronicum tournefortii Rouy, syn of subsp. tournefortii

Doronicum plantagineum, the plantain-leaved leopard's-bane or plantain false leopardbane, is a European plant species in the sunflower family. It is native to southeastern Europe from Greece and Italy to Ukraine and the Czech Republic. There are reports of the species being naturalized in the State of Oregon in the northwestern United States.

Doronicum plantagineum is a perennial herb up to 80 cm (2 feet) tall. Leaves are roundish, up to 11 cm (4.4 inches) long. The plant creates yellow flower heads one at a time, each up to 5 cm (2 inches) in diameter and containing both fay florets and disc florets.

The Latin specific epithet plantagineum refers to the leaves of the plant which are similar to those of a plantain.

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