Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


hairy cat's ear
Hypochaeris radicata L.

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hairy cat's ear
Hypochaeris radicata
Plant(s)
Tom Heutte
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Hypochaeris radicata
Foliage
Tom Heutte
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Plant(s)
Elizabeth Bella
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Plant(s)
Michael Shephard
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Foliage
Theodore Webster
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Foliage
Ohio State Weed Lab
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hairy cat's ear
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Foliage
Theodore Webster
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hairy cat's ear
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Flower(s)
Joseph M. DiTomaso
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Hypochaeris radicata
Foliage
Joseph M. DiTomaso
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hairy cat's ear
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Flower(s)
Forest and Kim Starr
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Fruit(s)
D. Walters and C. Southwick




Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Hypochaeris

Other System Links

Plants: HYRA3
Bayer: HRYRA
GRIN: 19621
ITIS: 37794
NPDN Host: 36405


Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
common cat's-ear, false dandelion, frogbit, gosmore, hairy cat's ear, spotted catsear

Related Scientific Names:
Hypochoeris radicata L.(Misspelling)

References

Common Name Reference: USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.
Scientific Name Reference: USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.