THIS IS A DRAFT
The species account below is an early version, drafted around 2003. It has been provided here to aid understanding, but please be aware it may not fully tally with the up-to-date map and statistics shown below.
Doronicum x excelsum (D. columnae x pardalianches x plantagineum)
Harpur-Crewe's Leopard's-bane
Species Details
Harpur-Crewe’s Leopard’s-bane is a very rare casual perennial. The sole record, a recent one, is from a hedge opposite a house at Moorwood Moor (SK3655). It is of garden origin from the crossing of Leopard’s-bane (XXD. pardalianches), Plantain-leaved Leopard’s-bane (XXD. plantagineum) and Eastern Leopard’s-bane (XXD. columnae).