Knautia subscaposa, Boiss. & Reuter

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 : 66

36. K. subscaposa Boiss. & Reuter , Pugillus 53 (1852)

(?Äľ. legionensis (Lag.) DC. pro parte).

Like 34 but stem up to 20(-30) cm, coarsely hirsute and pubescent; leaves usually subcoriaceous, obovate to broadly oblanceolate, the upper usually lyrate-pinnate with (2-)4-10(-14) oblong-obovate, entire or subdentate lateral lobes and an ovate-suborbicular terminal lobe, coarsely appressed-hirsute and scabrid to pubescent; capitula (2-)2-5-3-5(-4) cm in diameter; calyx usually 8-awned. 2« = 20. Grassy and rocky slopes. • C. & S. Spain. Hs.

Variants of 34 in E. Spain, and of 29 on the southern slopes of the C. Pyrenees sometimes approach 36 and make separation difficult.