Cat's ear
Scientific name: Hypocaeris radicata
Family: Asteraceae
Other common names: false dandelion
Flowering time: May to October
Height: to 60cm
Growing conditions: sandy and gravelly soil and disturbed areas
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Description
Cat's ear gets its name from the hairs found on the plant’s leaves. These hairs are supposed to resemble the true hairs found in a domestic cat’s ear. The plant has a deep tapped root.
How to identify: Solid, forked, long stems, low rosettes, yellow flowers that give way to white, puffy, wind borne seed heads.
Family: Asteraceae
Other common names: false dandelion
Flowering time: May to October
Height: to 60cm
Growing conditions: sandy and gravelly soil and disturbed areas
Nectar source for:
Food source for:
Description
Cat's ear gets its name from the hairs found on the plant’s leaves. These hairs are supposed to resemble the true hairs found in a domestic cat’s ear. The plant has a deep tapped root.
How to identify: Solid, forked, long stems, low rosettes, yellow flowers that give way to white, puffy, wind borne seed heads.