Crepis conyzifolia (Gouan) A. Kern.

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus:  Crepis// Species:  Crepis conyzifolia (Gouan) A. Kern.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by Gajić in Josifović (1975) and Sell in Tutin et al. (1976).

Lifeform: Perennial; chemicryptophyte according to the Raunkiær system.

Distribution: Native from Europe to Türkiye and Transcaucasus according to the distribution information provided by The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Greuter, 2006+) and the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Subalpine pastures – on calcareous soil, starting at c. 1800 m altitude and above.

Flowering period: Summer: JUL.

*Crepis conyzifolia* – habit. Osogovo – pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 15.07.2023. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

*Crepis conyzifolia* – habit. Osogovo – pastures near “Carev vrv” peak, 06.07.2024. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

Crepis conyzifolia (Gouan) A.Kern. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:199779-1 [Accessed 02.10.2023].

 Crepis conyzifolia. Greuter, W. (2006+): Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von (ed.): Compositae. Euro+Med Plantbase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published on the Internet https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/29149c07-76ff-496f-a0e5-a66e6df28738 [Accessed 02.10.2023].

Crepis L. Sell, P. D. in Tutin, T.G., Heywood, V.H., Burges, N.A., Moore, D.M., Valentine, D.H., Walters, S.M. & Webb, D.A. (1976). Flora Europaea. Volume 4: Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 344-357.

Rod Crepis L. Gajić, M. in Josifović (1975). Flora SR Srbije VII. Srpska Akademija Nauka i Umetnosti, Beograd, pp. 319-336.

Last update: 20.12.2025.

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