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Useful Temperate Plants

Crepis vesicaria

L.

Asteraceae

+ Synonyms

Barkhausia bivonana Rchb.

Barkhausia comata Lowe

Barkhausia decumbens Gren. & Godr.

Barkhausia dubia Lowe

Barkhausia floribunda Pomel

Barkhausia hackelii Colmeiro

Barkhausia haensleri Boiss. ex DC.

Barkhausia heterocarpa Boiss.

Barkhausia hiemalis Spreng.

Barkhausia hieracioides Lowe

Barkhausia hirsuta Pomel

Barkhausia hyemalis Biv.

Barkhausia intybacea (Brot.) DC.

Barkhausia laciniata Lowe

Barkhausia leucorhodia Rchb.

Barkhausia macrophylla Spreng.

Barkhausia nicaeensis Link ex Spreng.

Barkhausia numidica Pomel

Barkhausia praecox Rchb.

Barkhausia purpurea Biv.

Barkhausia raphanifolia Chev. ex Steud.

Barkhausia recognita (Hall.f.) DC.

Barkhausia reflexa C.Presl

Barkhausia scariosa Rchb.

Barkhausia taraxacifolia (Thuill.) DC.

Barkhausia taraxacoides Rchb.

Barkhausia vesicaria Spreng.

Crepis andryaloides Lowe

Crepis bicolor Rchb.

Crepis biennis Lapeyr.

Crepis bivonana Soldano & F.Conti

Crepis cinerea Desf.

Crepis comata Banks & Sol. ex Lowe

Crepis decumbens Loscos & J.Pardo

Crepis dubia (Lowe) F.Schultz

Crepis floribunda Pomel

Crepis hackelii Lange

Crepis haenseleri F.Schultz

Crepis heterocarpa Nyman

Crepis hirsuta Pomel

Crepis hyemalis (Biv.) M.Talavera

Crepis intybacea Brot.

Crepis laciniata F.Schultz

Crepis macrophylla Desf.

Crepis muricata Viv. ex Coss.

Crepis numidica Pomel

Crepis polymorpha Pourr.

Crepis praecox Balb.

Crepis purpurea (Biv.) Steud.

Crepis raphanifolia Willd.

Crepis recognita Haller f.

Crepis reflexa Guss.

Crepis rubialis Juss. ex DC.

Crepis rubicaulis Pers.

Crepis ruderalis Boucher

Crepis rutilans Lacaita

Crepis scabra Willd.

Crepis scariosa Willd.

Crepis stellata (Ball) M.Talavera

Crepis taraxacifolia Thuill.

Crepis taraxacifolia vesicaria (L.) Batt.

Crepis taraxacoides Desf.

Crepis taraxifolia Thuill.

Crepis taurinensis Willd.

Crepis tectorum Vill.

Hapalostephium macrophyllum D.Don

Hieracium rubrostrium Vuk.

Hieracium taraxacifolium (Thuill.) E.H.L.Krause

Lagoseris intybacea (Brot.) Hoffmanns. & Link

Lagoseris raphanifolia Link

Lagoseris taraxacifolia (Thuill.) Rchb.

Lagoseris taraxacoides Link

Lagoseris taraxacoides Rchb.

Lepidoseris recognita (Hall.f.) Fourr.

Lepidoseris taraxacifolia (Thuill.) Fourr.

Rhynchopappus cinereus Dulac

Common Name:

No Image.

General Information

Crepis vesicaria is a biennial plant growing up to.80cm tall.
The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

17
Title
Flora of the British Isles.
Publication
 
Author
Clapham, Tutin and Warburg.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1962
ISBN
-
Description
A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.

Range

Western Europe to the Mediterranean - Germany to Portugal, throughout the northern Mediterranean, Turkey, Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia

Habitat

Waysides, walls, railway banks and waste places, especially in calcareous soils; at elevations up to 150 metres[
17
Title
Flora of the British Isles.
Publication
 
Author
Clapham, Tutin and Warburg.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1962
ISBN
-
Description
A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
].

Properties

Edibility Rating *  *
HabitBiennial
Height0.80 m
PollinatorsInsects
Cultivation StatusWild

Cultivation Details


See the plants native habitat for ideas on its needs[
K
Title
Plants for a Future
Author
Ken Fern
Description
Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
C. vesicaria is a large aggregate species that it sometimes divided into various sub-species[
17
Title
Flora of the British Isles.
Publication
 
Author
Clapham, Tutin and Warburg.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1962
ISBN
-
Description
A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
].
Plants are usually biennial, but they can be perennial or even annual[
17
Title
Flora of the British Isles.
Publication
 
Author
Clapham, Tutin and Warburg.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
1962
ISBN
-
Description
A very comprehensive flora, the standard reference book but it has no pictures.
].

Edible Uses

Leaves - raw. Used in salads, they have a bitter taste[
217
Title
Les Salades Sauvages
Publication
 
Author
Les Ecologistes de l'Euzière
Publisher
Not given.
Year
1994
ISBN
2-906128-04-X
Description
A lovely little book about some wild salads in France. Written in French.
].

Medicinal

None known

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed - we have no information for this species but suggest sowing the seed in situ either as soon as it is ripe in late summer or in the spring.
Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2024-12-22. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Crepis+vesicaria>

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