Leontodon tuberosus

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Cichorioideae
Tribus: Cichorieae
Subtribus: Hypochaeridinae
Genus: Leontodon
Species: Leontodon tuberosus

Name edit

Leontodon tuberosus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 799. 1753.

Synonyms edit

Homotypic
- Apargia tuberosa (L.) Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 3(3): 1549. 1803 [Apr-Dec 1803]
- Colobium tuberosum (L.) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 8(2): 171. 1973.
- Hieracium tuberosum (L.) Balb. ex Steud., Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2. 1: 766. 1840.
- Hyoseris tuberosa (L.) Savi, Fl. Pis. 2: 231. 1798.
- Picris tuberosa (L.) All., Fl. Pedem. 1: 210. 1785.
- Streckera tuberosa (L.) Fourr., Ann. Soc. Linn. Lyon sér. 2, 17: 197. 1869.
- Thrincia tuberosa (L.) DC. in de Candolle & Lamarck, Fl. Franc., ed. 3. 4: 52. 1805.
- Thrincia nudicaulis subsp. tuberosa (L.) P.Fourn., Quatre Fl. France: 1033. 1940.
- Thrincia hispida subsp. tuberosa (L.) R.C.V.Douin in Douin & Bonnier, Fl. Compl. France 6: 61. 1923.
Heterotypic
- Thrincia tripolitana Sch.Bip. ex Buser in Boissier, Fl. Orient. Suppl. 319. 1888 [Oct 1888]
- Colobium tripolitanum (Boiss.) Holub, Folia Geobot. Phytotax. 12(4): 429. 1977.
- Thrincia tuberosa var. tripolitana (Boiss.) E.A.Durand & Barratte, Fl. Libyc. Prodr.: 148. 1910.
- Leontodon tuberosus var. tripolitanus (Boiss.) E.A.Durand & Barratte, Fl. Libyc. Prodr.: 148. 1910.
- Thrincia tuberosa var. olivierii DC., Prodr. 7: 100. 1838.
  - Leontodon olivierii (DC.) Prain, Index Kew., Suppl. 5: 149. 1921.
  - Leontodon tuberosus subsp. olivierii (DC.) Holmboe, Stud. Veg. Cyprus 192. 1914.
  - Thrincia oliverii (DC.) Hausskn., Mitth. Thüring. Bot. Vereins 7: 58. 1895.
- Apargia lyrata Ten., Fl. Napol. Prodr.: 46. 1811.
- Thrincia grumosa Brot., Fl. Lusit. 1: 325. 1804.
  - Hyoseris grumosa Poir. in J. Lamarck & al., Encycl. Suppl. 3. 82. 1813 [24 Sep 1813]
- Apargia bulbosa Balb., Mem. Acad. Tor.: 224. 1808.
- Thrincia squamata Caball., Bol. Real Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 12: 508. 1912.
  - Leontodon tuberosus var. squamatus (Caball.) Maire, Cat. Pl. Maroc 3: 834. 1934.
- Leontodon tuberosus var. longirostris Faure & Maire, Bull. Soc. Hist. Nat. Afrique N. 22: 54, Contr. 850. 1931. (as “Leontodon tuberosum var. longirostre”)
  - Protologue locality: Maroc oriental: Beni-Snassen à Aïn-Sfa (A. Faure) .

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - Baleares (Ibiza & Formentera, Mallorca, Menorca), Corse, France (incl. Monaco), Portugal, Sardegna, Spain
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia (Sicily, Malta), Turkey-in-Europe, Yugoslavia (Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Hercegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia)
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Egypt (NW-coastal Egypt), Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus (C-Mountains, E-Cyprus, N-Cyprus, S-Cyprus, W-Cyprus), East Aegean Islands, Lebanon-Syria (Lebanon: Antilebanon, C-Lebanon, coastal W-Lebanon; Syria: Jbel Druze, W-Syrian Mountains), Palestine (Israel: C-Israel, coastal W-Israel, Rift Valley, N-Israel; Jordan: W-Jordan), Turkey (N-Anatolia, NE-Anatolia, NW-Anatolia: Bithynia, SSW-Anatolia, SW-Anatolia, W-Anatolia).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 799. Reference page.

Additional references edit

Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. 2011. Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du Nord. Volume 2: Dicotyledoneae: Acanthaceae – Asteraceae. Conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève, ISBN 978-2-8277-0123-0, 428 pp. PDF Reference page.

Links edit

Hassler, M. 2019. Leontodon tuberosus. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2019. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 27. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Leontodon tuberosus. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 27 2019.
The Plant List 2013. Leontodon tuberosus in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 27.
Tropicos.org 2019. Leontodon tuberosus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 27 Mar. 2019.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Leontodon tuberosus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 29. Reference page.
Euro+Med 2006 onwards: Leontodon tuberosus in Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 29.
Tela Botanica (ed.) 2000 onwards: Tela Botanica. Le réseau de la botanique francophone. eFlore. Leontodon tuberosus. Association Tela Botanica, Montpellier, France. Accessed: 2019 Mar. 29.
African Plants Database (version 3.4.0). Leontodon tuberosus. Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria. Accessed: 29 Mar 2019.

Vernacular names edit

Deutsch: Knolliger Löwenzahn
English: Tuber Hawkbit

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