Doronicum columnae Heart-leaved Leopard's-bane
There is a very small amount of this plant naturalised in southern England but here in southern Italy the natural environment of D. columnae was the edge of the Bosco Quarto forest region where it grew in quite deep shade. As its name suggest the leaves are cordate (heart-shaped) and they are also dentate (toothed) although that cannot be seen in the photograph. D. columnae can also be known as Eastern Leopard's-bane.
|
| Doronicum columnae |
Edge of Bosco Quarto Forest, Gargano, Italy, 20th April 2009
Added on December 6th 2009, updated 28th March 2010