Hypochaeris radicata

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Family:ASTERACEAE
Species:Hypochaeris radicata L.
Common Name:Hairy Cat's Ear; Spotted Cat's Ear
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:HYRA3
Plant Notes:Hairy Cat's Ear is an introduced perennial in the Aster family (Asteraceae). It is native to Europe and Asia, but has been introduced around the world. In Alabama, it can be found statewide. It occurs in lawns, on roadsides, in pastures, along railroads, and in other open, disturbed sites. Hairy Cat's Ear is a perennial from a thick, woody taproot. Leaves are all basal, forming a rosette. The leaves are oblanceolate to lyrate in outline with dentate to pinnatifid margins. The leaves are coarsely hairy with spreading hairs. Flowering stems are erect and 12-18 inches in height. The stems are branched 2-3 times above the middle, are glabrous or pubescent, and are bracteate near the heads. Flowers are produced in heads. The head consists of 20-30 ray florets and no disk florets. The corollas are bright yellow to yellowish green in color. The fruit is a beaked achene with a “parachute” of white pappus at its apex. The pappus bristles form two series with the outer barbellate (barbed) and the inner plumose (feather-like). The stems and leaves of Hairy Cat's Ear release a milky latex sap when broken. Hairy Cat's Ear is a weedy species often seen in urban settings. It is difficult to eradicate from lawns once established. Hypochaeris glabra Linnaeus (Smooth Cat’s Ear) occurs in similar habitats primarily in the southern portion of the state. It can be distinguished by its annual growth form, leaves that are smooth or with sparse hairs, and by having the outer achenes without a beak.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Not Native
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyASTERACEAE - Aster family
Genus Hypochaeris
Species Hypochaeris radicata L. - Hairy Cat's Ear; Spotted Cat's Ear

Citation

Citation Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 811. 1753.
Basionym: **
Type: Without data (lectotype: LINN 959.5). Lectotypified by Scott, in Bosser et al., Fl. Mascareignes 109: 28. 1993.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Achyrophorus radicatus Achyrophorus radicatus (Linnaeus) Scopoli, Fl. Carniol., ed. 2. 2: 117. 1772.Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus 1753. 
Hypochaeris dimorpha Hypochaeris dimorpha Tenore, Fl. Napol. 5: 201. 1835-1836, non Brotero 1804. ITALY
Hypochaeris glabra var. thracica Hypochaeris glabra Linnaeus, var. thracica de Candolle, Prodr. 7: 90. 1838.  
Hypochaeris infesta Hypochaeris infesta Salisbury, Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 182. 1796, nom. illegit.Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus 1753. 
Hypochaeris lasiophylla Hypochaeris lasiophylla K. Koch ex Nyman, Consp. Fl. Eur. 470. 1879.  
Hypochaeris neapolitana Hypochaeris neapolitana de Candolle, Prodr. 7: 91. 1838. ITALY
Hypochaeris platylepis Hypochaeris platylepis Boissier, Voy. Bot. Espagne 2: 376. 1841.  
Hypochaeris radicata var. heterocarpa Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus, var. heterocarpa Moris, Fl. Sardoa 2: 487. 1840-1843. ITALY: Sardinia
Hypochaeris radicata var. hispida Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus, var. hispida Peterman, Fl. Lips. Excurs. 574. 1838. GERMANY
Hypochaeris radicata var. leiocephala Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus, var. leiocephala Regel, Linnaea 16: 60. 1842.  
Hypochaeris radicata var. typica Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus, var. typica Beck, Fl. Nieder-Oesterreich 1310. 1893, nom. inadmiss.Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus 1753. 
Hypochaeris radicata var. vulgaris Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus, var. vulgaris Regel, Linnaea 16: 60. 1842, nom. inadmiss.Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus 1753. 
Hypochaeris salina Hypochaeris salina Grenier, Fl. Jurass. 456. 1869. FRANCE
Hypochaeris subalpina Hypochaeris subalpina Schur, Enum. Pl. Transsilv. 365. 1866.  
Hypochaeris tenorii Hypochaeris tenorii Gussone, Fl. Sicul. Syn. 2: 423. 1844.Hypochaeris dimorpha Tenore 1835-1836, non Brotero 1804. 
Porcellites radicatus Porcellites radicatus (Linnaeus) Cassini, in Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat. 43: 43. 1826.Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus 1753. 

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Crenshaw, Dale, DeKalb, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Morgan, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Wilcox, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1965 - 2020

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU143475 Calhoun 23 Apr 1970 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
AUA000004970 Dale 14 May 1999 Kral, Robert
88464		 AUA
Hypochaeris Radicata L.
AUA000004974 Lee 29 Apr 1969 Moore, Harold D.
122-69		 AUA
Hypochaeris Radicata L.
UNA00047837 Tuscaloosa 23 May 1973 Wooten, Charles
25		 UNA
Hypochaeris radicata L.
JSU115457 Marshall 4 Jun 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
s.n.		 JSU
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
AUA000004987 Macon 15 Apr 1967 Rankin, H.Taylor
86		 AUA
Hypochaeris Radicata L.
AUA000004978 Lee 3 May 1964 Bozarth, Gene A.
 AUA
Hypochaeris Radicata L.
UWAL0054315 Jackson 19 Oct 2020 Keener, Brian R.
12064		 UWAL
Hypochaeris radicata L.
JSU115449 Calhoun 1 May 1968 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
TROY000002374 Wilcox 18 Mar 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16180		 TROY
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
JSU115452 Clay 14 Sep 1997 Ballard, J. Mark
7809		 JSU
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
AUA000004975 Lee 27 May 1983 Fleischer, S.J.
 AUA
Hypochaeris Radicata L.
TROY000015370 Tallapoosa 01 May 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16338		 TROY
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
JSU115455 Lee 10 May 1966 Berry, Robert
s.n.		 JSU
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
UNA00047836 Tuscaloosa 03 May 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
421		 UNA
Hypochaeris radicata L.
AMAL00003048 Monroe 18 Mar 1999 Kral, Robert
88048		 AMAL
Hypochaeris radicata L.
UWAL0039547 Monroe 07 May 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28293		 UWAL
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
JSU115448 Calhoun 23 Apr 1970 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
JSU115454 Etowah 26 Jun 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
2730		 JSU
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
AUA000004968 Cleburne 10 May 1967 Gray, Bill
 AUA
Hypochaeris Radicata L.
AUA000004981 Lee 8 May 1963 Webster, H.L.
 AUA
Hypochaeris Radicata L.
UWAL0054026 Lawrence 07 Jun 2020 England, J. Kevin
11083		 UWAL
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
AUA000004969 Conecuh 9 May 1986 Diamond, Alvin R.
2466		 AUA
Hypochaeris Radicata L.
AUA000004973 Lawrence 5 Jun 1972 Bloodworth, N.Beth
039		 AUA
Hypochaeris Radicata L.
AMAL00003043 Calhoun 11 May 1989 Spaulding, Daniel D.
170		 AMAL
Hypochaeris radicata L.
USAM000002456 Mobile 06 Apr 1976 LeLong, Michel G.
9084		 USAM
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
TROY000039334 Henry 10 Apr 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
24955		 TROY
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
AMAL00021191 Lauderdale 09 Jun 2010 Holt, Brian D.
SC-333		 AMAL
Hypochaeris radicata L.
TROY000046399 Monroe 07 May 2018 Diamond, Alvin R.
28293		 TROY
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
SAMF0005475 Tuscaloosa 03 May 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
421		 SAMF
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
AUA000004976 Lee 12 Apr 1970 Knotts, Carl R.
099		 AUA
Hypochaeris Radicata L.
UWAL0048308 Bullock 03 May 2018 Horne, Howard E.
4472		 UWAL
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
AUA000004971 Elmore 11 May 1976 Rutland, David W.
2576		 AUA
Hypochaeris Radicata L.
UWAL0013422 Marengo 13 Jun 2013 England, J. Kevin
4288		 UWAL
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
JSU115451 Cherokee 16 May 1972 Whetstone, R. David
RDW 107		 JSU
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
AUA000004967 Calhoun 1 May 1968 Landers, K.E.
 AUA
Hypochaeris Radicata L.
UWAL0016442 Henry 10 Apr 2014 Diamond, Alvin R.
24955		 UWAL
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
UWAL0056218 Morgan 13 Jun 2020 England, Kevin J.
11118		 UWAL
Hypochaeris radicata L.
AUA000004980 Lee 9 May 1964 Creel, John
 AUA
Hypochaeris Radicata L.
UWAL0000748 Wilcox 18 Mar 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16180		 UWAL
Hypochaeris radicata L.
AUA000004982 Lee 3 May 1950 Brogan, D.
 AUA
Hypochaeris Radicata L.
USAM000002454 Baldwin 19 Apr 1970 Kral, Robert
38798		 USAM
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
JSU115458 Talladega 29 May 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
4066		 JSU
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
TROY000002373 Crenshaw 17 May 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16378		 TROY
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
AUA000004988 Tallapoosa 1 May 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16338		 AUA
Hypochaeris Radicata L.
AUA000004986 Lee 4 May 1966 Simmons, E.E.
 AUA
Hypochaeris Radicata L.
JSU115456 Lee 10 May 1966 Berry, Robert
s.n.		 JSU
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
UWAL0037290 DeKalb 14 May 2016 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14620		 UWAL
Hypochaeris radicata L.
UWAL0035552 Mobile 29 Mar 2015 Horne, Howard E.
2806		 UWAL
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
UWAL0010976 Coffee 05 Apr 2007 Kral, Robert
97875		 UWAL
Hypochaeris radicata L.
USAM000002455 Mobile 05 May 1976 LeLong, Michel G.
9196		 USAM
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
AUA000030747 Escambia 23 Mar 2011 Hansen, Curtis J.
4974		 AUA
Hypochaeris Radicata L.
AUA000004983 Lee 10 Oct 1971 Landers, Susan
097		 AUA
Hypochaeris Radicata L.
UWAL0047635 Houston 20 May 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
DTP-264		 UWAL
Hypochaeris radicata L.
AUA000004985 Lee 5 May 1949 Cunningham, Hugh B.
 AUA
Hypochaeris Radicata L.
UWAL0050349 Madison 08 Apr 2020 Finzel, Brian
s.n.		 UWAL
Hypochaeris radicata L.
AUA000004984 Lee 15 May 1950 Brown, James M.
 AUA
Hypochaeris Radicata L.
JSU115453 Clay 6 May 1973 Cook, Virgil
s.n.		 JSU
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
JSU115450 Calhoun 1 May 1968 Landers, Kenneth E.
s.n.		 JSU
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
UNA00047838 Winston 04 Jun 1971 Kral, Robert
42913		 UNA
Hypochaeris radicata L.
AUA000004989 Wilcox 18 Mar 2006 Diamond, Alvin R.
16180		 AUA
Hypochaeris Radicata L.
AUA000004979 Lee 12 Jul 1969 Thornhill, Randy
107		 AUA
Hypochaeris Radicata L.
TROY000015298 Butler 16 Mar 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
18776		 TROY
Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus
AUA000004972 Houston 9 Feb 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
5662		 AUA
Hypochaeris Radicata L.
ALNHS00002698 Colbert 23 Apr 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
FH-329		 ALNHS
Hypochaeris radicata L.
AUA000004977 Lee 5 May 1969 Barnes, W.K.
62		 AUA
Hypochaeris Radicata L.
AMAL00020763 Calhoun 02 May 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
5233		 AMAL
Hypochaeris radicata L.
ALNHS00000330 Baldwin 20 Apr 2011 Barger, T. Wayne
Perd-704		 ALNHS
Hypochaeris radicata L.
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