Crepis sancta (L.) Babc.

Spice In the field

Family: COMPOSITAE (ASTERACEAE)

Genus: Crepis

Province distribution: Alacant. Balearic Islands. Barcelona. Girona. Lleida. Tarragona. València.

Distribution in the islands: Mallorca.

General distribution (Phytogeography): East Mediterranean

Flowering time: JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Life-forms: Terophyte.

Habitats: Cultivated fields, path and road sides, disturbed zones.

Characteristics: Cultivated fields, slopes, roadsides and wastelands. A pluricaule herb, varing in size (10-50 cm). The basal leaves are oblong-obovate with smaller caulines. The involucre is cylindrical, some 6-11 mm, with involucral bracts with a scarious margin. Differs from other Crepis in that its marginal achenes are winged and in the receptacle the setae are longer than the achenes.