Catananche lutea, L.

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 University Press : 305

2. C. lutea L. , Sp. Pl. 812 (1753.) Annual. Stems 8-40 cm, hairy, the hairs mostly appressed. Leaves linear, narrowly oblanceolate-linear or very narrowly elliptic-linear, entire or remotely and shallowly dentate; basal 30-150 mm, numerous; cauline remote. Peduncles up to 20 cm, mostly ebracteate, usually with several sessile capitula at base of stem. Outer involucral bracts ovate, the inner narrow and long-attenuate at apex, much exceeding the outer. Ligules yellow. Dry places. Mediterranean region. Cr Gr *Hs It Sa Si Tu.