Spitzelia
| oxtongues | |
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| Picris echioides | |
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| Picris hieracioides | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Cichorieae |
| Genus: |
Picris L. |
| Type species | |
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Picris hieracioides L. |
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Picris (oxtongues) is a genus in the sunflower family described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753.
Picris species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, such as the grass moth Diasemia reticularis. Schinia cardui feeds exclusively on P. hieracioides.
The genus is widespread across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.
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