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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypochaeris radicata   FAMILY Asteraceae_   Go to FSUS key



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


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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_hyra3_001_lvd

        

image of Hypochaeris radicata, Hairy Cat's-ear, Spotted Cat's-ear, Cat's Ear Dandelion

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).

image of Hypochaeris radicata, Hairy Cat's-ear, Spotted Cat's-ear, Cat's Ear Dandelion

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).

image of Hypochaeris radicata, Hairy Cat's-ear, Spotted Cat's-ear, Cat's Ear Dandelion

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).


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image of Hypochaeris radicata, Hairy Cat's-ear, Spotted Cat's-ear, Cat's Ear Dandelion

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).


click here to see other plants that look similar to this 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

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

731

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Roadsides, fields, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Eurasia

Common (uncommon in GA Coastal Plain)

map
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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

 

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