Picris galilaea

Picris galilaea is an annual herb with a height of 15-60 cm. The plant features stems that are erect and loosely branched, particularly in the upper part. The radical leaves are oblong to oblanceolate, tapering to a petiole, and may be entire or repand-denticulate. Cauline leaves are oblong, sessile, and auriculate. The peduncles become somewhat thickened during fruiting. The flowering heads are 1.5 cm in diameter, with inner involucral bracts that are glochidiate and become indurate and canaliculate below in fruit. The achenes are dimorphic: marginal achenes are falcate and end in a persistent, cupuliform, crustaceous, brownish crown, while inner achenes are nearly straight, thinner, and fusiform, with a persistent pappus of five long feathery bristles that are dilated at the base. The species is found in the Levant region and flowers from March to May.