Great leopard’s-bane

Doronicum cordatum Lamarck

Plants 30–90 cm. Stems sparsely pubescent proximally, nearly glabrous distally. Leaves: blades of basal leaves ovate-orbiculate, 6–12(–19) × (5–)7–14 cm, bases cordate, margins weakly dentate or entire, faces (and petioles) glandular-pubescent; cauline leaves 3–7(–10), petiolate (proximal) or sessile (distal), blades ovate to lanceolate, bases clasping or not. Heads 3–12(–17) in corymbiform arrays, 3–5(–6) cm diam. Peduncles 12–85 mm. Phyllaries linear-lanceolate, (8–)12–18 mm, lengths about ² / 3 rays, apices acute. Ray corollas 16–24 mm. 2n = 60.

Flowering May–Sep. Moist forest openings, disturbed areas; 0–100+ m; introduced; B.C.; Europe.