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Lapsana communis L., 1753

Common names

  • 🇬🇧 Nipplewort
  • 🇫🇷 Lampsane commune, Lastron marron, Herbe aux mamelles

Taxonomy

  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Clade: Tracheophytes
  • Clade: Angiosperms
  • Clade: Eudicots
  • Clade: Superasterids
  • Clade: Asterids
  • Clade: Campanulids
  • Order: Asterales
  • Family: Asteraceae
  • Subfamily: Cichorioideae
  • Tribe: Cichorieae
  • Subtribe: Crepidinae
  • Genus: Lapsana
  • Species: Lapsana communis

Presence

Present.

Conservation status

  • Red List (Metropolitan France): LC Least Concern

Notes

The following infraspecific taxa are accepted:

  • L. communis subsp. adenophora (Boiss.) Rech.f., 1943;
  • L. communis subsp. alpina (Boiss. & Balansa) P.D.Sell, 1975;
  • L. communis subsp. communis
    • var. aurantia Yıld., 2010;
    • var. communis L., 1753, P;
  • L. communis subsp. grandiflora (M.Bieb.) P.D.Sell, 1975;
  • L. communis subsp. intermedia (M.Bieb.) Hayek, 1931, I;
  • L. communis subsp. macrocarpa (Coss.) Nyman, 1879;
  • L. communis subsp. pinnatisecta (Sommier & Levier) Greuter, 2006;
  • L. communis subsp. pisidica (Boiss. & Heldr.) Rech.f., 1943.

Photographs

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Lapsana communis
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Lapsana communis
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Lapsana communis - Cauline leaf

Sources

  • Tison, J.M., & de Foucault, B. (2014). Flora Gallica : Flore de France (p. 466). Biotope.