Herbario Virtual del Mediterráneo Occidental
Àrea de Botànica, Departament de Biologia, Universitat de les Illes Balears
Urospermum picroides (L.) Scop. ex F.W. Schmidt
Family : COMPOSITAE (ASTERACEAE)
Genus : Urospermum
Catalan common name : Amargot. Cuixa barba. Cuixa de dona. Morro de porc. Pom de morro.
Province distribution : Balearic Islands.
Distribution in the islands : Cabrera. Dragonera. Formentera. Ibiza. Mallorca. Minorca.
Life-forms : Terophyte.
Habitat : Eutrophic soils.
IUCN Category : Poco preocupante
Characteristics : The genus Urospermum is characterized by its involucre bracts: large and arranged in one solitary row. Species Urospermum picroides is clearly distinct from Urospermum dalechampii as it is an annual, not a perennial, and because it is covered with rigid hairs, leaving it rough to the touch, while Urospermum dalechampii has silky hairs. Additionally, the colour of the capitulum is orangey-yellow instead of lemon yellow.
