Hypochaeris radicata NS6158 9July23 PW
Hypochaeris radicata NS7151 17Aug2017 PW
Hypochaeris radicata NS7151 17Aug2017 PW
Arrows highlighting the white stripe on the bracts, the ‘cocks-comb’ hairs at the end of 3 of the bracts and the clear ‘shoulder’ at the top of the stem.
Hypochearis radicata NS9354 8Aug23 FH
Hypochearis radicata NS9354 8Aug23 FH
Hypochaeris radicata NS7151 17Aug2017 PW
This is a large and robust example.
Hypochaeris radicata NS7849 25Sep2020 MP
Hypochaeris radicata - Cat's-ear
This is a common weed of lawns because the flat central rosette survives mowing.
The leaves are bristly- hairy and wavy-lobed with broad blunt end - a cat’s ear.
There are no leaves on the stem - just green scales. The stems enlarge just below the flower. The stem is either unbranched or branched up to twice.
Flowers are single. Bracts often have a white stripe up the middle and a ‘cocks-comb’ of stiff hairs near the tip.