Serratula tinctoria L.
(Saw-wort)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSerratula tinctoria (Saw-wort)
TribeCardueae (“thistles”)
SubfamilyLACTUCOIDEAE (“dandelions”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Serratula tinctoria (Saw-wort) :
1: Serratula tinctoria (Saw-wort)
9 Sep 2003 OSGR: SW87 50° 30’ N, 5° 0’ W Vice County: West Cornwall (VC 1) England
very short plant on cliff top
Image 1: Capitula - side viewImage 2: Capitulum - LSImage 3: Capitulum - side viewImage 4: Flowering shootImage 5: Plant - in situImage 6: Plant - in situ (2)Image 7: Plant - in situ (3)Image 8: Capitulum - enlargedImage 9: Florets - magnifiedImage 10: Florets - magnified (2)Image 11: Phyllaries - inner faces - magnifiedImage 12: Phyllaries - outer faces - magnifiedImage 13: Receptacular scales - inner faces - magnified
2: Serratula tinctoria (Saw-wort)
10 Jul 1982 OSGR: SU08 51° 30’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Capitula - side viewImage 2: Capitula - top viewImage 3: InflorescenceImage 4: Plant

Serratula tinctoria (Saw-wort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Serratula tinctoria (Saw-wort)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 14 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Serratula tinctoria (Saw-wort)
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