Leontodon rigens (Aiton) Paiva & Ormonde is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Leontodon rigens (Aiton) Paiva & Ormonde

Leontodon rigens (Aiton) Paiva & Ormonde

Leontodon rigens (rigid hawkbit) is an Asteraceae perennial native to São Miguel Island, Azores, sold commercially.

Family
Genus
Leontodon
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Leontodon rigens (Aiton) Paiva & Ormonde

Leontodon rigens, commonly known as the rigid hawkbit, is a flowering plant species belonging to the Asteraceae family. It is native to São Miguel Island in the Azores. This perennial plant grows to a height of 40 cm (16 inches), and it can be easily purchased from commercial plant suppliers.

Photo: (c) Valter Jacinto, all rights reserved

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Leontodon

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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