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Cat's-ear - Hypochaeris radicata

Cat's-ear - Hypochaeris radicataCat's-ear - Hypochaeris radicata
© Dr Chris Gibson/English Nature
UK distribution - East Anglia, Midlands, North, South East, South West

This plant looks superficially looks like a small dandelion.

Cat's ear has tall upright flower stems with bright yellow florets which are greyish underneath. Closer inspection shows that unlike the dandelion, the stems are wiry, and the basal rosette is of narrow, bristly leaves. It makes a bright splash of colour in dry grassy places in late summer and may attract hoverflies to a garden.

Animals

Marmalade hoverfly

FoliageGreen
FlowerYellow, May to September
MoistureDry (Dry)
SunlightFull sun (Full sun)
OriginNative