Pilosella balansae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Cichorioideae
Tribus: Cichorieae
Subtribus: Hieraciinae
Genus: Pilosella
Species: Pilosella balansae

Name

Pilosella balansae (Boiss.) S.Bräut. & Greuter, Willdenowia 37: 132 (2007).

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Hieracium balansae Boiss., Diagn. Pl. Orient., ser. 2, 6: 119 (1859).

• Heterotypic
  • Hieracium scabricaule Bisch., Index Seminum (HEID, Heidelbergensi) 1847: 4 (1847).
  • Hieracium radula Fr., Epicr. Gen. Hierac.: 40 (1862).
  • Pilosella radula F.W.Schultz & Sch.Bip., Flora 45: 431 (1862).
  • Hieracium leontocephalum Halácsy, Oesterr. Bot. Z. 56: 210 (1906).
    • Pilosella leontocephala (Halácsy) Vladimir., Coșkunç. & Kit Tan, Turkish J. Bot. 39: 74 (2015).
  • Hieracium euxinum B.Fedtsch. & Nevski, Trudy Bot. Inst. Akad. Nauk S.S.S.R, Ser. 1, Fl. Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 1: 210 (1933).
  • Hieracium nydeggerorum Gottschl., Bauhinia 11: 243 (1996).
    • Pilosella nydeggerorum (Gottschl.) Coșkunç., Ann. Bot. Fenn. 40: 452 (2003).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Europe Southeastern Europe Greece. Asia-Temperate Caucasus North Caucasus, Transcaucasus. Western Asia Türkiye. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bräutigam, S. & Greuter, W. 2007. A new treatment of Pilosella for the Euro-Mediterranean flora. Willdenowia 37(1): 123–137. DOI: 10.3372/wi.37.37106 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Güner, A., Aslan, S., Ekim, T., Vural, M. & Babaç, M.T. (eds.) 2012. Türkiye Bitkileri Listesi (Damarlı Bitkiler). Nezahat Gökyiğit Botanik Bahçesi ve Flora Araştırmaları Derneği Yayını. İstanbul. ISBN 978-605-60425-7-7. Online edition. Reference page. 
• Dimopoulos, P., Raus, Th., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, Th., Iatroú, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A. & Tzanoudakis, D. 2013. Vascular Plants of Greece: An Annotated Checklist. Englera 31: 1–368. JSTOR PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Pilosella balansae in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Apr 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Pilosella balansae. Published online. Accessed: 23 Apr 2026. Reference page.
• Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pilosella balansae. Accessed: 23 4 2026. Reference page.