Species: Pallensis spinosa ssp spinosa

Family: Asteraceae  
Genus:  Pallensis
Species description: Up to 60 cm, softly hairy. Stems hard, woody at the base, usually branched, the braches overtopping the main stem. Leaves lanceolate to elliptical, obtuse, mucronate; basal petiolate; cauline sessile and semi-amplexicaule. Outer involuvral bracts 1.5-3.5 cm, ovate, coriaceous below, with a long, patent, spine-tipped leaflike apex exceeding the ligules; inner ovate, coriaceous, with or without a short, narrow, green apex. Ligules deeply 3-toothed at apex; tubular florets 5-lobed. Achenes 2-2.5 ..

Field Notes:

Habitat:

Distribution: S.Europe. Al Bl Bu Co Cr Ga Gr Hs It Lu Rs(K) Sa Si Tu

Found: S.Spain, ± Antequerra

Date: 8-5-94

Flora Europea:4-139

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Notes: (Compositea); needed: less dark pictures

Pictures: A.Voswinkel, The Netherlands

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