Crepis lacera, Ten.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1976, Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), Cambridge University Press : 350-351

24. C. lacera Ten. , Fl. Nap. 1, Prodr.: 71 (1811)

( C. latialis Sebastiani ).

Perennial; stems 20-60 cm, branched at or above the middle. Leaves slightly tomentulose or with a few eglandular hairs; basal up to 20 x 8 cm, obovate to elliptical, acute, runcinate-pinnatifid to pinnatisect or 2-pinnatifid, rarely subentire, the terminal lobe rhombic or triangular to linear-acuminate, the lateral lobes lanceolate to linear, entire to pinnately lobed, gradually reduced towards the apex and base; lower cauline like the basal; upper cauline sessile, pinnatifid and caudate-acuminate or linear and entire. Capitula many. Involucre 8-11 x 5-10 mm;

bracts linear to linear-lanceolate, acute or obtuse, the outer i- f as long as inner, canescent-tomentose, sometimes with short, black, eglandular hairs, pubescent on inner face. Achenes 4-5-6 x 0-9-1 -3 mm, dark reddish- or purplish-brown, fusiform, strongly attenuate at apex, sometimes with a short coarse beak, (16—)18 (-20)-ribbed. 2л = 18. Dry, rocky places; calcicole. 9 C. & S. Italy. It.