Contribution to the Knowledge of Leontodon Sect. Asterothrix (Cass.) Ball in Italy and on the Balkan Peninsula
Journal: Biology
Year: 2025

In order to better understand the <i>Leontodon crispus</i> group within <i>L.</i> sect. <i>Asterothrix</i>, we collected specimens belonging to this group during several journeys to the Apennines and the Balkan Peninsula, especially to Croatia, Albania, and Greece. In the present contribution, <i>Leontodon biscutellifolius</i> is lectotypified; the <i>locus classicus</i> of this taxon is located in the Abruzzo Mts (central Italy). As a consequence, the taxon is confirmed for the Italian flora (c