| Picris | |
|---|---|
| |
| Picris hieracioides[5] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
| Tribe: | Cichorieae |
| Subtribe: | Hypochaeridinae |
| Genus: | Picris L. [1][2] |
| Type species | |
| Picris hieracioides | |
| Synonyms[6] | |
Picris (oxtongues) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753.[1]
Picris species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, such as the grass moth Diasemia reticularis. Schinia cardui feeds exclusively on P. hieracioides.
The genus is widespread across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.[11][12][13]
- ^ a b c Linnaeus 1753, p. 792.
- ^ "Picris". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ Taxon 44: 611-612 (1995)
- ^ Tropicos, Picris L.
- ^ 1885 illustration from Prof. Dr. Otto Wilhelm Thomé Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885, Gera, Germany
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Schultz 1833, p. 725.
- ^ Moench 1794, p. 536.
- ^ Boissier 1849, p. 35.
- ^ Shultz 1834, p. 479.
- ^ Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 347 毛连菜属 mao lian cai shu Picris Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 792. 1753.
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Picris
- ^ Atlas of Living Australia, search for Picris