Leopard's bane | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Doronicum |
Species: | D. orientale
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Binomial name | |
Doronicum orientale | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Doronicum orientale, the leopard's bane, is a European plant species in the family Asteraceae.
Doronicum orientale is a perennial herb that has daisy-like yellow flower heads on long, straight stems, which attract nectar-eating insects. The plants grow to approximately 2 feet (60 cm) tall. The basal foliage is bright green with cordate leaves that have scalloped margins. Its native habitats include moist, rocky outcrops and woodland areas. [2]
The specific epithet "orientale," means "eastern" and is in reference to its native range of eastern Europe, [2] not eastern Asia.
It is native to southeastern Europe ( Italy, Greece, the Balkans, Hungary, Moldova, Ukraine, southern European Russia) [3] [4] and parts of southwest Asia ( Turkey, South Caucasus). [5] [6]
Doronicum orientale is widely cultivated as an ornamental. [7] There are a few reports of the species having escaped cultivation and been found growing wild in parts of Canada, but the plant apparently failed to become established there. [8] D. orientale is a hardy (to zone 3) perennial, blooming in early spring. It likes both shade and sun and is easily grown in moist, fertile soil. The plant attracts butterflies. [2] Cultivars include 'Little Leo', which is semi-double.
All parts of this plant are poisonous to humans. [9]
Leopard's bane | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Doronicum |
Species: | D. orientale
|
Binomial name | |
Doronicum orientale | |
Synonyms [1] | |
|
Doronicum orientale, the leopard's bane, is a European plant species in the family Asteraceae.
Doronicum orientale is a perennial herb that has daisy-like yellow flower heads on long, straight stems, which attract nectar-eating insects. The plants grow to approximately 2 feet (60 cm) tall. The basal foliage is bright green with cordate leaves that have scalloped margins. Its native habitats include moist, rocky outcrops and woodland areas. [2]
The specific epithet "orientale," means "eastern" and is in reference to its native range of eastern Europe, [2] not eastern Asia.
It is native to southeastern Europe ( Italy, Greece, the Balkans, Hungary, Moldova, Ukraine, southern European Russia) [3] [4] and parts of southwest Asia ( Turkey, South Caucasus). [5] [6]
Doronicum orientale is widely cultivated as an ornamental. [7] There are a few reports of the species having escaped cultivation and been found growing wild in parts of Canada, but the plant apparently failed to become established there. [8] D. orientale is a hardy (to zone 3) perennial, blooming in early spring. It likes both shade and sun and is easily grown in moist, fertile soil. The plant attracts butterflies. [2] Cultivars include 'Little Leo', which is semi-double.
All parts of this plant are poisonous to humans. [9]