Aposeris
Grove salad ( Aposeris foetida )
Called The grove salad ( Aposeris foetida ), also Stinksalat, Fetid Grove salad or stink cos the only species of the monotypic genus Aposeris from the Aster family is (Asteraceae). It grows mainly in the forests of the Alps.
Description
In the grove salad is a perennial, herbaceous plant that is somewhat reminiscent of the dandelion. The whole plant contains a smelly, white latex, which has given it its name.
The leaves form a basal rosette. They are deeply pinnately lobed, with the individual Fiederabschnitte are trapezoidal - up diamond-shaped. Only the terminal leaflet is triangular to three-lobed. At this characteristic form of Fiederabschnitte they can be of most dandelion species, have the schrotsägeförmige sawn sheets differ. The sheets are about 10 cm long.
At 10 cm to 20 cm ( 25 cm ) tall, leafless stems, the flower heads are individually. The blossoming flower heads have a diameter of 2.5 cm to 4 cm. The bracts are pollinated greenish- blackish and often mealy. In the basket- like inflorescence, there are only bright yellow ray florets. The tongue has five corolla lobes, what can clearly be seen that the corolla tube is formed from five petals. The flowering period extends from June to August.
The achenes lacking a pappus.
Occurrence
The grove salad comes in not too dry mixed mountain forests in the Alps before. There it is widespread and common. Also in the foothills there are scattered occurrences. He prefers calcareous sites.