Hypochaeris radicata

Hypochaeris radicata
Hypochaeris radicata (Anacortes Community Forest Lands, Washington)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Cichorieae
Genus:	Hypochaeris
Species:	H. radicata
Binomial name
Hypochaeris radicata L. 1753
Synonyms
Synonymy Hypochoeris radicata L. Achyrophorus radicatus (L.) Scop. Achyrophorus taraxacifolius (Salzm.) Sch.Bip. Apargia serotina Jan ex Steud. Crepis molokaiensis H.Lév. Hypochaeris infesta Salisb. Hypochaeris lasiophylla K.Koch ex Nyman Hypochaeris neapolitana DC. Hypochaeris salina Gren. Hypochaeris tenorii Guss. Leontodon ciliatus Scop. Porcellites radicata (L.) Cass. Seriola caespitosa Porta Seriola taraxacifolia Salzm.

Cat's ear is a common "false dandelion", a member of Asteraceae that resembles Taraxacum officinale but has different shaped leaves. The crowns are good, and the leaves are meatier and perhaps less bitter than those of dandelion.

External links

• Eat The Weeds

Acknowledgements

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