West Highland Flora

Common Catsear

Hypochaeris radicata

 

Hypochaeris radicata

Photo © Carl Farmer
29 Sep 2001 Scorrybreac, Skye

Very common in rough ground, walls, rocks, roadsides, grassy areas.

Flowerhead diameter c 2.5-4 cm

ID: Involucre bell-shaped (pic on left) not narrowing into stalk as in Autumn Hawkbit.  Outer florets grey below.  No leaves on stem but a few scale-like bracts.  (If these absent and plant small, try Lesser Hawkbit)

Other features: Involucral bracts of varying lengths, with hairy midribs.

 

Hypochaeris radicata

Photo © Carl Farmer
18 Aug 2002 Scorrybreac, Skye

   Hypochaeris radicata

Photo © Carl Farmer
20 Sep 2001 Portree, Skye
 
  Plant can form huge tufts as here

 

Hypochaeris radicata

Photo © Carl Farmer
14 Oct 2003 Portree, Skye
Flowerhead c 4.7 cm across from extreme tip to tip

   Hypochaeris radicata

Photo © Carl Farmer
14 Oct 2003 Portree, Skye

Left: Remains of yellow-tipped tube florets,
with young red achenes and pappuses

Above: Ripe achene with pappus


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