''Doronicum plantagineum'', the plantain-leaved leopard's-bane or plantain false leopardbane, is a European plant species in the

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. It is native to southeastern Europe from Greece and Italy to Ukraine and the Czech Republic. There are reports of the species being naturalized in the State of

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in the northwestern United States. ''Doronicum plantagineum'' is a perennial herb up to 80 cm (2 feet) tall. Leaves are roundish, up to 11 cm (4.4 inches) long. The plant creates yellow flower heads one at a time, each up to 5 cm (2 inches) in diameter and containing both fay florets and disc florets. ;Subspecies *''Doronicum plantagineum'' subsp. ''atlanticum'' (Rouy) Greuter *''Doronicum plantagineum'' subsp. ''emarginatum'' (H.J.Coste) P.Fourn. *''Doronicum plantagineum'' subsp. ''plantagineum'' *''Doronicum plantagineum'' subsp. ''tournefortii'' (Rouy) Cout. The Latin

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''plantagineum'' refers to the leaves of the plant which are similar to those of a plantain.W. T. Parsons, William Thomas Parsons and E. G. Cuthbertson

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plantagineum Plants described in 1753 Flora of Europe Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Habitats Directive species {{Senecioneae-stub