Crupina vulgaris

Common Crupina

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Common name

Common Crupina

Scientific name

Crupina vulgaris Cass.

Conservation status and threats

NOT protected species in Bulgaria.

Description and identification

A winter annual that grows 1 to 4 ft. (0.3-1.2 m) tall. Leaves are entire to finely dissected (leaves become more divided towards the apex) and up to 6 in. (15.2 cm) long. Flowers are purple to pink, long, slender (vase-shaped) and bloom from May until soil moisture is depleted. Common crupina begins as a basal rosette and eventually develops alternating dissected leaves that are rough to the touch^[1].

Distribution in Bulgaria

In all floristic regions. Between 0 and 1200 m altitude^[2].

References

[1] Invasive and Exotic Species of North America.

[2] Delipavlov & al., 2003.

Crupina vulgaris на български

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