PLANTS Profile for Hypochaeris (cat's ear)

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PLANTS Profile

Hypochaeris L.
cat's ear

Symbol:

HYPOC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Growth Habit:

Native Status:

None

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Hypochoeris

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More Information:

Images:
Hypochaeris L.

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Synonyms:
Hypochaeris L.

HYPOC4

Hypochoeris L., orth. var.

catsear

Distribution:
Hypochaeris L.

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (BC, LB, NB, NF, NS, ON, QC, SK), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Hypochaeris L.

View 480 genera in Asteraceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Hypochaeris brasiliensis (Less.) Benth. & Hook. ex Griseb.. . Image Available.

Hypochaeris brasiliensis
Brazilian cat's ear

Distribution of Hypochaeris glabra L.. .

Hypochaeris glabra
smooth cat's ear

Distribution of Hypochaeris microcephala (Sch. Bip.) Cabrera. .

Hypochaeris microcephala
smallhead cat's ear

Distribution of Hypochaeris radicata L.. . Image Available.

Hypochaeris radicata
hairy cat's ear

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Hypochaeris L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Hypochaeris L. – cat's ear

More Accounts and Images:
Hypochaeris L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 37790.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 06/18/2013 01:58 AM CDT