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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypochaeris radicata
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
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Read more about Hypochaeris at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypochaeris radicata
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Hypochaeris radicata
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-13-002:
Hypochoeris radicata FAMILY Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypochaeris radicata
COMMON NAME:
Hairy Cat's-ear, Spotted Cat's-ear, Cat's Ear Dandelion
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_hyra3_001_lvd
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Gill Newberry gn04_h_radiata_heads
April
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Gill Newberry gn04_h_radiata_plant
April
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JK Marlow jkm0405s_14
May Greenville County SC
Parking lot
Leaves hairy on both sides, pinnately cleft with rounded lobes, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm0405s_30
May Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm080523_003
May Greenville County SC
Parking lot
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JK Marlow jkm080523_004
May Greenville County SC
Parking lot
To 2' tall with sparsely branched, mostly naked stems, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm140525_218
May Henderson County NC
Nutlets all beaked, often glaucous; pappus pale tan, 8-10mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm160512_005
May Greenville County SC
Stems naked, or only with few and very small bracts, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm200531_5456
May Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow s040519_e
May Greenville County SC
Parking lot
Leaves are basal, oblanceolate, and toothed or pinnatifid, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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JK Marlow s040519_e1
May Greenville County SC
Parking lot
Leaves have firm, coarse hairs, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm120612_864
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm120612_870
June Greenville County SC
Involucral bracts imbricate, in several series, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
COMPARE
involucral bracts of DYCs with ray flowers only (no disc)
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JK Marlow jkm120612_877
June Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm140612_744
June Greenville County SC
Furman University
Phyllaries narrowly lanceolate, unequal, margins scarious, green to darkened, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm160603_871
June Jackson County NC
Foothills Trail
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JK Marlow jkm060720_010
July Greenville County SC
Roadside
All leaves basal, possibly some bracts on main stem, per Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999).
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JK Marlow jkm060723_006
July Henderson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
Ray flowers yellow and numerous; disk flowers absent, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
COMPARE
Dandelions and Dandelion-like species
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JK Marlow jkm230905_5277
September Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm230905_5280
September Pickens County SC
Glassy Mountain Heritage Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypochaeris radicata
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypochaeris radicata
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Hypochaeris radicata
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-13-002:
Hypochoeris radicata
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hypochaeris radicata
731
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Eurasia
Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Absent
Inferior ovary
Ray flowers bisexual
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Reddish-brown
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p376
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p533 & 535
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p362
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p311
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p133
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p092
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p309
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p359
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p177
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p325
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses (Murphy et al., 1992) p103
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