DAISY FAMILY
Crupina crupinastrum(CRUPINA)
(Mor ýþýn) (Schlüpfsame)
Compositae (Asteraceae)
Erect, unarmed, annual herbs. Stem thinly-branched, up to 80 cm. Leaves alternate; basal leaves pinnatisect to pinnate; upper oblong; segments of leaves distincly serrate. Capitula heterogamous, disciform. Involucre fusiform to ovoid; phyllaries pluriseriate. Flowers red or purple. Achenes obovate, compressed. Pappus mostly of bristles, innermost series consisting of 5-10 short blackish triangular scales. Fl. April-June. Open Pinus brutia woods, steppe, rocky limestone slopes, fields edges.
Mediterranean area, Caucasia, Iran.
