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Summary
Physical Characteristics
Urospermum picroides is a ANNUAL growing to 0.5 m (1ft 8in) by 0.2 m (0ft 8in) at a fast rate.
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 7.
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 and can grow in very alkaline soils.
It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers dry or moist soil and can tolerate drought.
UK Hardiness Map
US Hardiness Map
Synonyms
Homotypic Synonyms: Arnopogon picroides (L.) Willd. Tragopogon picroides L. Tragopogonodes picrodes (L.) Kuntze.
Plant Habitats
Edible Uses
Leaves. Wild green vegetables are used in southern Croatia and in the adjacent southwestern Herzegovina. Urospermum picroides is a traditional and regional food plant that has been used for centuries [2-4] . It is edible, with both its leaves and roots being consumed. The plant is known for its diverse phytochemical composition, including various metabolites and sesquiterpene derivatives [2-4].
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Medicinal Uses
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Recent studies show that U. picroides has potential health benefits, exhibiting no significant toxicity to normal cells and demonstrating anti-inflammatory properties. Specifically, it can increase the secretion of the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 while decreasing the pro-inflammatory IL-6. This makes Urospermum picroides a safe and potentially beneficial functional food and nutraceutical.
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Other Uses
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Cultivation details
A common annual herb weed in disturbed habitats grows up to 30 to 50 centimetres tall. Elevation: 0–400 m. Grows under harsh conditions.
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Plant Propagation
Seed.
Other Names
If available other names are mentioned here
Prickly Golden fleece, Golden fleece, False hawkbit, Sheep's Beard, Prickly Urospermum
Native Range
Native to: Albania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Cape Verde, Corse, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., Egypt, France, Greece, Gulf States, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Kriti, Kuwait, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Madeira, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Portugal, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, Sinai, Spain, Sudan, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Yemen, Croatia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Macedonia.
Weed Potential
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Please note that a plant may be invasive in one area but may not in your area so it’s worth checking.
Urospermum picroides is regarded as an environmental weed in Western Australia. It has extensively invaded limestone outcrops in conservation reserves in the Shark Bay region and is listed among the top ten coastal weeds for the Gascoyne region
Conservation Status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants Status : This species has not yet been assessed for the 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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Author
(L.) Scop. ex F.W.Schmidt
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