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| Common name | Common Crupina |
| Latin name | Crupina vulgaris Cass. |
| Conservation status and threats | NOT protected species in Bulgaria. |
| Description and identification | A winter annual that grows 1 to 4 ft. (0.3-1.2 m) tall. Leaves are entire to finely dissected (leaves become more divided towards the apex) and up to 6 in. (15.2 cm) long. Flowers are purple to pink, long, slender (vase-shaped) and bloom from May until soil moisture is depleted. Common crupina begins as a basal rosette and eventually develops alternating dissected leaves that are rough to the touch. [Invasive and Exotic Species of North America]. |
| Distribution in Bulgaria | In all floristic regions. Between 0 and 1200 m a.s.l. [Delipavlov et al., 2003]. |
