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Asteraceae

Common brighteyes

Reichardia picroides (L.) Roth

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Reichardia

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Common brighteyes: Leontodon tuberosus from Corsica
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Common names

By language (10)
Arabic
نكد مريري
arz
نكد مريرى
Bulgarian
Горчивчева рейхардия
Catalan
Cosconilla
Chinese
直梗栓果菊, 苦菜
Corsican
Lattaredda, Lattarella, Lattarepulu
English
Common brighteyes
Italian
Caccialepre, Grattalingua, Grattilingua
Japanese
レイシャルディア・ピクロイデス
kab
Ẓidelmum

Synonyms

  • Hypochaeris hirta Ucria
  • Picridium crassifolium Willk.
  • Picridium istriacum Gand.
  • Picridium lesbiacum P.Candargy
  • Picridium lingulatum Boiss.
  • Picridium macrogaranum Nyman
  • Picridium maritimum Rchb.f.
  • Picridium mixtum Gand.
  • Picridium prenanthoides B.D.Jacks.
  • Picridium rupestre Pomel
  • Picridium sadleri Gand.
  • Picridium vulgare Desf.
  • Picridium vulgare subsp. vulgare
  • Picridium vulgare var. crassifolium (Willk.) Willk.
  • Picridium vulgare var. vulgare
  • Reichardia integrifolia Moench
  • Reichardia picroides var. crassifolia (Willk.) Ginzb.
  • Reichardia picroides var. hypochoeriformis Ginzb.
  • Reichardia picroides var. integrifolia Kuntze
  • Reichardia picroides var. leontodontiformis Ginzb.
  • Reichardia picroides var. maritima (Batt.) Maire
  • Reichardia picroides var. picroides
  • Scorzonera picroides L.
  • Scorzonera variifolia Salisb.
  • Sonchus bocconi DC.
  • Sonchus chondrilloides Sm.
  • Sonchus picroides (L.) All.
  • Sonchus squamosus Lam.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.