Picris

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Picris
Picris echioides
Picris echioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Genus: Picris
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Species

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.

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Flora of New Zealand