Cat's Ear, Flatweed at Copmanhurst, NSW
Identification history
| Hypochaeris radicata | 5 Apr 2025 | Csteele4 | ||
| Unverified | 25 Mar 2025 | MazzV |
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This is known to me as Cats paw (not to be confused with the dreaded weed, Cats claw). A bright yellow-flowered plant, in the style of a Dandelion (photo 1), but with thinner, more solid stems, and which unlike dandelions (which have 1 flowerhead per stem), branches into several flowerheads (photos 2 & 4).
A rosette of leaves lies flat to the ground, (photos 4 & 5), from which the tall flower stems emerge. The seeds are long, brown & windblown (photo 3) again in the style of dandelions & other daisies.
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Location information
- Places Copmanhurst, NSW
Sighting information
- 99 Abundance
- MazzV Recorded by
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MazzV NatureMapr Hypochaeris radicata Daisies Plants
Additional information
- 10-15 mm Flower dimension
- 30cm to 1 metre Plant height
- True In flower
Species information
- Hypochaeris radicata Scientific name
- Cat's Ear, Flatweed Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Exotic
- Medium weed or pest
- Up to 1678.43m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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