Picris echioides Calflora

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Taxon Report

Picris echioides L.

(not an active name)

Bristly ox tongue, Bristly oxtongue

2007 Neal Kramer

Picris echioides is an annual or perennial herb that is not native to California.

also called Helminthotheca echioides

Cal-IPC rating: limited


	Plant Range Observation Search ~3013 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Picris
Family:	Asteraceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: disturbed

Communities: wetland-riparian, weed, characteristic of disturbed places

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Helminthotheca echioides
JEF	Helminthotheca echioides

Information about Picris echioides from other sources


USDA PLANTS Profile (PIEC) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Cal-IPC Profile rating: limited Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/21/2024).