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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Crepis zacintha is a ANNUAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft) by 0.1 m (0ft 4in) at a fast rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7. The flowers are pollinated by Insects.
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils, prefers well-drained soil and can grow in nutritionally poor soil. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought.
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Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms: Hedypnois zacintha (L.) Dum.Cours. Lampsana verrucosa (Gaertn.) Oken. Lapsana zacintha L. Rhagadiolus zacintha (L.) All. Zacintha verrucosa Gaertn. Zacintha zacintha (L.) H.Karst. Because of its unique morphology it is sometimes has been assigned to a separate, monotypic genus (Zacintha Miller) [287].
Plant Habitats
Edible Uses
Leaves. Wild edible greens [2-4] .
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Medicinal Uses
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None known
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Other Uses
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Cultivation details
A weed with shallow tap roots found on grassy slopes, fields, gravelly waste areas, roadsides, and disturbed areas at 200–300m elevations. Flowering in Jun–Jul (Northern Hemisphere). Yellow flowers with a reddish tinge on the back [287].
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Plant Propagation
Seed.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Striped Hawksbeard, Zante Hawkweed, Striped hawk's-beard
Native Range
Native to: Albania, Bulgaria, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Krym, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sardegna, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Macedonia. Extinct in: Algeria.
Weed Potential
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None Known
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status : This species has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List.
IUCN Red List
Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.
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