Hypochaeris glabra rosette2 ST (15433156179)

Description:

Description: Introduced, warm-season, annual herb 10–40 cm tall, with slender taproot and hairless stems. Basal leaves form a rosette and are obovate in outline, 2–15 cm long, 5–30 mm wide; margins are toothed, sinuate to pinnatifid, lamina usually hairlesss or very sparsely hairy, sessile or petiolate; cauline leaves (if present) are similar, few and reducing upwards. Heads are solitary on branched stems, 3–10 mm wide (much smaller than Hypochaeris radicata) and scales are present. Florets are ligulate and yellow. Achenes are of 2 types: inner achenes with a beak about 7 mm long; outer achenes similar, but not beaked. Pappus is 2-seriate; inner plumose, outer scabrous bristles. Flowering is from spring to autumn. A native of Europe, Asia and Africa, it is commonly found in lawns, gardens, roadsides, pastures, woodlands and disturbed habitats. Date: 10 October 2014, 13:31. Source: Hypochaeris glabra rosette2 ST. Author: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia.