Doronicum grandiflorum

Doronicum grandiflorum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Doronicum
Species:	D. grandiflorum
Binomial name
Doronicum grandiflorum Lam.
Synonyms
List Aronicum barcense Aronicum carpathicum Aronicum latifolium Aronicum scorpioides Aronicum scorpioideum Aronicum viscosum Doronicum ambiguum Doronicum barcense Doronicum carpathicum Doronicum gracile Doronicum halleri Doronicum jacquinii Doronicum plantagineum Doronicum portae Doronicum scorpioides Doronicum viscosum Senecio scorpioides

Doronicum grandiflorum is a European species of Doronicum , a member of the family Asteraceae.

Doronicum grandiflorum is a perennial herb growing 10–40 cm. (4-16 inches) tall and producing numerous yellow flower heads borne singly on hairy stalks. The large, ovate (egg-shaped) ground-leaves have toothed edges and are supported by long, narrow petioles. The flower stems also bear leaves spaced alternately along the lower half of the stem. These hug the stem and are ovate to lanceolate. The leaves are heavily densely beset with both glandular and non-glandular hairs. The flower heads are 4–6 cm. (1.5-2.5 in.) wide and have both yellow ray and disc flowers. Flowers appear from July through August. ^{[1] [2]}

Taxonomy

Doronicum grandiflorum was given its scientific name in 1786 by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. It is classified in the genus Doronicum as part of the family Asteraceae. According to Plants of the World Online it has 23 heterotypic synonyms. ^[3]

Table of Synonyms

Name	Year	Rank	Notes
Aronicum barcenseSimonk.	1887	species
Aronicum carpathicumSchur	1859	species
Aronicum latifoliumRchb.	1831	species
Aronicum scorpioidesDC.	1838	species
Aronicum scorpioideumSt.-Lag.	1880	species
Aronicum viscosumFreyn & Gaut.	1881	species
Doronicum ambiguumRouy	1903	species
Doronicum barcenseCavill.	1911	species
Doronicum carpathicumNyman	1865	species
Doronicum gracileSchur	1866	species
Doronicum grandiflorum proles ambiguumRouy	1903	proles
Doronicum grandiflorum proles approximatumRouy	1903	proles
Doronicum grandiflorum subsp. braunblanquetiiRivas Mart., T.E.Díaz, Fern.Prieto, Loidi & Penas	1984	subspecies
Doronicum grandiflorum var. viscosum(Freyn & Gaut.) P.Fourn.	1939	variety
Doronicum grandiflorum proles viscosum(Freyn & Gaut.) Rouy	1903	proles
Doronicum halleriTausch	1828	species
Doronicum jacquiniiTausch	1828	species
Doronicum plantagineumRoth	1788	species	sensu auct.
Doronicum portaeChabert	1906	species
Doronicum scorpioidesLam.	1786	species
Doronicum scorpioidesWilld.	1803	species	nom. illeg.
Doronicum viscosum(Freyn & Gaut.) Nyman	1889	species
Senecio scorpioidesSch.Bip.	1845	species

Distribution and habitat

This species is found growing in limestone rubble and gravel, such as that on eroding mountain slopes. It is native to mountainous regions between 1400 and 3400 m in altitude in the Alps, Pyrenees and northern Balkans (nations of Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Greece, Albania, Romania, and the western Balkans). ^[4]

References

1. Xaver Finkenzeller: Alpenblumen, München 2003, ISBN   3-576-11482-3
2. Fischer, M. A., Adler, W. & Oswald K.: Exkursionsflora für Österreich, Liechtenstein und Südtirol, Linz, 2005, ISBN   3-85474-140-5
3. POWO (2026). "Doronicum grandiflorum Lam". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 6 January 2026.
4. Altervista Flora Italiana, Doronico dei macereti, Large Flowered Leopard's Bane, Doronicum grandiflorum Lam.

External links

• Media related to Doronicum grandiflorum at Wikimedia Commons