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Asteraceae

European umbrella milkwort

Tolpis barbata (L.) Gaertn.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Tolpis

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European umbrella milkwort: Tolpis barbata
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Common names

By language (7)
Arabic
فيقوع لحوي
arz
فيقوع لحوى
Czech
Škardovka vousatá
English
European umbrella milkwort
Finnish
Partakeltasilmä
Hebrew
קיטה סוככנית
Spanish
Chicoria Andaluza, Chicoria mayor, Chicoria menor, Tayos, Toquilla

Synonyms

  • Cichorium barbatum E.H.L.Krause
  • Crepis baetica Mill.
  • Crepis barbata L.
  • Crepis crinita Sol. ex Lowe
  • Crepis incrassata Banks ex Lowe
  • Drepania barbata (L.) Desf.
  • Drepania barbata (L.) Juss.
  • Drepania barbata var. pallida Desf.
  • Drepania pallida Steud.
  • Tolpis baetica Jord. & Fourr.
  • Tolpis barbata var. barbata
  • Tolpis barbata var. macrantha Maire
  • Tolpis bivonae Jord. & Fourr.
  • Tolpis canariensis Jord. & Fourr.
  • Tolpis crinita Lowe
  • Tolpis dichroa Jord. & Fourr.
  • Tolpis discolor Jord. & Fourr.
  • Tolpis pallidiflora Jord. & Fourr.
  • Tolpis prolifera Moench

Characteristics

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

Photos

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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.