Picris
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Picris echioides
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Picris (oxtongue or langdebeef) is a genus in the daisy family (Asteraceae).
Picris species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Schinia cardui, which feeds exclusively on P. hieracioides.