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Issue: Vol. 776 No. 2: 24 Sept. 2026
Type: Correspondence
Published: 2026-09-24
DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.776.2.7
Page range: 196-200
Abstract views: 13
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Hieracia balcanica XIX. Rediscovery and amended description of Hieracium herculanum stat. nov. (Asteraceae) from Banat in Romania

University of the National Education Commission; Institute of Biology and Earth Sciences; Podchorążych 2; 30-084 Kraków; Poland
Eudicots Balkan Peninsula Danube Gorge Europe habitat changes Hieracium wiesbaurianum agg neotype

Abstract

Hieracium herculanum stat. nov., originally described as H. wiesbaurianum subsp. herculanum, was discovered in a new locality on Mt. Trescovăț on the Danube, SW Romania. This endemic to the Banat region has been considered extinct for nearly a century. As no original material of H. herculanum has been traced, the name is neotypified from newly found specimens and an extended morphological description of the plant is given. Hieracium herculanum is illustrated with photographs of the neotype and live plants in the field.

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How to Cite

Szeląg, Z. (2026) Hieracia balcanica XIX. Rediscovery and amended description of Hieracium herculanum stat. nov. (Asteraceae) from Banat in Romania. Phytotaxa 776 (2): 196–200. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.776.2.7