Doronicum plantagineum, the plantain-leaved leopard's-bane[2] or plantain false leopardbane,[3] is a European plant species in the sunflower family.
It is native to southeastern Europe from Greece and Italy to Ukraine and the Czech Republic.
[5] Doronicum plantagineum is a perennial herb up to 80 cm (2 feet) tall.
The plant creates yellow flower heads one at a time, each up to 5 cm (2 inches) in diameter and containing both fay florets and disc florets.
[6] The Latin specific epithet plantagineum refers to the leaves of the plant which are similar to those of a plantain.