False Dandylion, Rough Cat's-ear, Hairy
Cat's-ear
Hypochaeris radicata
The photo above shows the dense cluster of
ray flowers that makes up the flower head of rough cat's-ears. All the photos
of rough cat's-ear on this page were taken along Road #23 at Babyshoe Pass on
the northwestern slopes of Mt. Adams..................August 6, 2005.
The photo above shows the rusty-tinged ventral
surface of the ray flowers of rough cat's-ear.
The branched, leafless stems measure up to
50 cm high and typically bear several flowerheads.
The photo above shows the upper surface of
the pinnately lobed basal leaf which can be up to 15 cm long.
The photo above shows a close-up side-view
of the same leaf, showing the numerous spreading hairs on both leaf surfaces.
Paul Slichter