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Plantain false leopardbane

Doronicum plantagineum

Also called Plantain Leaved Leopard's Bane, Plantain Leaf Leopard's Bane, Leopard's Bane

Plantain false leopardbane
Photo: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Native range
W. Europe to W. & C. Medit.
Climate
temperate

About

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.

Other Doronicum plants

Austrian Leopard's Bane · Doronicum clusii · Doronicum corsicum · Large Leaved Leopard's Bane · Oriental Leopard's Bane · Great false leopardbane · False leopardbane

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Doronicum plantagineum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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