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



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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Hypochaeris chillensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)

Hypochaeris chillensis

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

Hypochoeris elata   FAMILY Asteraceae_

 

COMMON NAME:
Brazilian Cat's-ear


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

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Hypochaeris chillensis

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Hypochaeris chillensis

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

 

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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

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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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