Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Asterales > Asteraceae > Hypochaeris > Hypochaeris glabraHypochaeris glabra (smooth cat's ear)Synonyms: Achyrophorus balbisii (heterotypic); Achyrophorus minimus (heterotypic); Cycnoseris australis; Hedypnois glabra (homotypic); Hieracium adscendens (heterotypic); Hieracium glabrum (heterotypic); Hyoseris pusilla; Hyoseris tenella (heterotypic); Hypochaeris adscendens; Hypochaeris arachnites (heterotypic); Hypochaeris arachnoidea; Hypochaeris arachnoides var. erostris; Hypochaeris ascendens (heterotypic); Hypochaeris balbisii (heterotypic); Hypochaeris bartholdii (homotypic); Hypochaeris candollei (heterotypic); Hypochaeris capensis (heterotypic); Hypochaeris contexta (heterotypic); Hypochaeris contexta f. brevirostris; Hypochaeris contexta f. longirostris; Hypochaeris contexta var. heterosperma; Hypochaeris contexta var. homoeosperma; Hypochaeris dimorpha (heterotypic); Hypochaeris glabra balbisii; Hypochaeris glabra erostris; Hypochaeris glabra f. erostris; Hypochaeris glabra f. pantorrhyncha; Hypochaeris glabra hispidula; Hypochaeris glabra loiseleuriana; Hypochaeris glabra minima (heterotypic); Hypochaeris glabra var. balbisii; Hypochaeris glabra var. decipiens; Hypochaeris glabra var. erostris (heterotypic); Hypochaeris glabra var. glabra; Hypochaeris glabra var. hispida; Hypochaeris glabra var. hispidula; Hypochaeris glabra var. intertexta; Hypochaeris glabra var. isocarpa (heterotypic); Hypochaeris glabra var. loiseleuriana (heterotypic); Hypochaeris glabra var. pantorrhyncha; Hypochaeris glabra var. thracica (heterotypic); Hypochaeris glabra var. vulgaris; Hypochaeris heterosperma (homotypic); Hypochaeris hirsuta; Hypochaeris hispida (heterotypic); Hypochaeris intertexta (heterotypic); Hypochaeris minima (heterotypic); Hypochaeris montana (heterotypic); Hypochaeris pumila (heterotypic); Hypochaeris pusilla (heterotypic); Hypochaeris radicata glabra (homotypic); Hypochaeris simplex (heterotypic); Hypochaeris stellata (homotypic); Hypochaeris thracica (heterotypic); Leontodon glaber (heterotypic); Podospermum taraxacifolium (heterotypic); Scorzonera nova (homotypic); Scorzonera taraxacifolium (heterotypic) Hypochaeris glabra is a species of flowering plant in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family known by the common name smooth cat's ear. It is native to Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East but it can be found on other continents where it is an introduced species and a widespread weed. It has become widespread in Africa, southern and southeastern Asia, Australia, and parts of the Americas (especially California). |
| Height [1] | 8 inches (.2 m) |  | | Lifespan [1] | Annual | | Structure [3] | Herb | | | Light Preference [2] | Mostly Sunny | | Soil Acidity [2] | Mostly Acid | | Soil Fertility [2] | Infertile | | Soil Moisture [2] | Mostly Dry |
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IUCN Category |
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Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
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Fitzgerald River National Park |
II |
732417 |
Western Australia, Australia |
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Flinders Chase National Park |
II |
81245 |
South Australia, Australia |
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Fort Pulaski National Monument |
V |
4213 |
Georgia, United States |
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park |
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177278 |
Hawaii, United States |
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Nemitzer Heide |
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2622 |
Germany |
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Norfolk Island National Park |
II |
1723 |
Australian external territories, Australia |
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Priesterschlucht |
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15 |
Germany |
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Riverland Biosphere Reserve |
Ia |
1490891 |
South Australia, Australia |
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Rocherpan Nature Reserve Provincial Nature Reserve |
IV |
2303 |
Western Cape, South Africa |
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San Dimas Biosphere Reserve |
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17161 |
California, United States |
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Vic Fazio Yolo Wildlife Area Wildlife Refuge |
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California, United States |
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Wyperfeld National Park |
II |
890865 |
Victoria, Australia |
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Zeisigberg |
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13 |
Germany |
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Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1PLANTATT - Attributes of British and Irish Plants: Status, Size, Life History, Geography and Habitats, M. O. Hill, C. D. Preston & D. B. Roy, Biological Records Centre, NERC Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (2004) ♦ 2ECOFACT 2a Technical Annex - Ellenberg’s indicator values for British Plants, M O Hill, J O Mountford, D B Roy & R G H Bunce (1999) ♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935 ♦ 4New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Plant-SyNZ™ database♦ 5BOTANICAL COMPOSITION OF ALPACA (Lama pacos Linn.) DIET IN A CENTRAL MEDITERRANEAN RANGE OF CHILE, G. Castellaro G., F. Squella N., F. León C., and A. Raggi S., CHILEAN JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH 68:136-145 (APRIL-JUNE 2008) |
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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