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Picris (oxtongues) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753.Picris species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species, such as the grass moth Diasemia reticularis. Schinia cardui feeds exclusively on P. hieracioides. The genus is widespread across Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Picris
- Family
- Asteraceae
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