NameThatPlant.net: Hypochaeris chillensis

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypochaeris chillensis FAMILY Asteraceae_ Go to FSUS key

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Read more about Brazilian Cat's-ear at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

(?) PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypochaeris brasiliensis var. tweediei FAMILY Asteraceae_

(?) (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-13-001:

Hypochoeris elata FAMILY Asteraceae_

COMMON NAME:
Brazilian Cat's-ear

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hypochaeris chillensis FAMILY Asteraceae_

(?) PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hypochaeris brasiliensis var. tweediei FAMILY Asteraceae_

(?) (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-13-001:
Hypochoeris elata FAMILY Asteraceae_

4370

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Roadsides, fields, other disturbed places, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: South America

Common in Coastal Plain of GA & SC, uncommon in NC, rare in Mountains

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal & alternate
Leaves clasping

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Absent
Inferior ovary
Ray flowers bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Achene

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