European umbrella milkwort
Tolpis barbata (L.) Gaertn.
Tolpis barbata, known as European umbrella milkwort, is a flowering plant in the Asteraceae family. Native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean, it is also found as an introduced species in regions like California and New South Wales.
Description
Tolpis barbata is native to southern Europe, the Mediterranean, and parts of North Africa, including Portugal, Spain, Morocco, Algeria, and Gibraltar. It has been introduced and is now common in several other regions, including California, New South Wales, and other areas of Australia, as well as parts of South America and New Zealand. The species was first described in 1791 and belongs to the genus Tolpis within the Asteraceae family.
Other common names
Yellow HawkweedEuropean umbrella milkwort
Distribution
Açores · Madeira · Portugal Continental · Canary Is. · Queensland · South Australia · Australian Capital Territory · New Zealand North · Gibraltar · Maule · Açôres · Baleares · Portugal · California · O'Higgins · Morocco · Czech Republic · Algeria · New South Wales · Tasmania · Spain · Western Australia · Venezuela · Tunisia · Biobío · Victoria · Santiago · Faial Island · Flores Island · Graciosa Island
Synonyms
Crepis barbataCichorium barbatumTolpis bivonaeDrepania barbataDrepania pallidaTolpis barbata var. barbataDrepania barbataCrepis crinitaTolpis baeticaTolpis dichroaCrepis baeticaTolpis canariensisTolpis discolorTolpis crinitaTolpis barbata var. macranthaCrepis incrassataTolpis proliferaTolpis pallidifloraDrepania barbata var. pallida
