Doronicum austriacum Jacq.

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inCompositae, Plant families

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus:  Doronicum // Species: Doronicum austriacum Jacq.

According to Ferguson (1976 in Tutin et al.), the lower leaves of D. austriacum are panduriform and amplexicaul. The population from Osogovo does not fit this description, as the lower cauline leaves are cordate and distinctly petiolate, the petiole distinctly auriculate, as described by Gajić (1975 in Josifović).

Lifeform: Perennial plant. Hemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from West, Central and South Europe to Ukraine and Turkey according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Edges and clearings of European beech forests.

Flowering period: Summer (JUN, JUL).

Locality: Ponikva. Date: 03.07.2022.

Doronicum austriacum – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – synflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – synflorescence. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – capitula. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – capitulum. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – capitulum. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – capitulum. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – capitulum. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – capitulum. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – capitulum. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – capitula with ligulate and tubular florets. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – peduncle and involucre of capitulum. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – involucre of capitulum. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – involucre of capitulum. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – involucre of capitulum. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – spent capitula. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – spent capitulum. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – fruiting capitulum. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – fruiting capitulum. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – ripening achenes. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – achenes of tubular florets (up) and achenes of ligulate florets (down). Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – stems with leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – upper cauline leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – middle cauline leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – middle cauline leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – middle cauline leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – stem with lower cauline leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – lower cauline leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 03.07.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: Ponikva. Date: 22.06.2025.

Doronicum austriacum – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 22.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – habit. Osogovo, Ponikva, 22.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – stems with capitula. Osogovo, Ponikva, 22.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – capitula. Osogovo, Ponikva, 22.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – capitulum. Osogovo, Ponikva, 22.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – capitulum. Osogovo, Ponikva, 22.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – florets. Osogovo, Ponikva, 22.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – florets. Osogovo, Ponikva, 22.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – involucral bracts. Osogovo, Ponikva, 22.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – stem. Osogovo, Ponikva, 22.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – uppermost leaf. Osogovo, Ponikva, 22.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – stems with leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 22.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Doronicum austriacum – stems with leaves. Osogovo, Ponikva, 22.06.2025. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Doronicum austriacum Jacq. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:329144-2 [Accessed 07.07.2022].

Doronicum austriacum. Greuter, W. 2006+: Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von, Compositae. Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/0190d655-d792-405b-9619-ed989cbc4f8b [Accessed 23.03.2026].

Ferguson, I. K. 1976. Doronicum L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 190–191.

Gajić, M. 1975. Rod Doronicum L. In Josifović, M. (ed.), Flora SR Srbije, VII. Beograd: Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, pp. 137–142.

Last update: 23.03.2026.