Hypochaeris radicata

Classification	Dicots
Family	Asteraceae
Family (Traditional)	Asteraceae
Genus	Hypochaeris
Species:	Hypochaeris radicata L.
Common Name	Hairy Cats Ear
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: Yes; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Natural Area Presence: FCFSP; Natural Area Presence: GILES; Natural Area Presence: GRSM; Natural Area Presence: LGS; Natural Area Presence: NRG; Natural Area Presence: RCSP; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Region of Origin: Asia; Region of Origin: Europe; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Reproductive Phenology: July; Reproductive Phenology: August; Reproductive Phenology: September; Reproductive Phenology: October; Reproductive Phenology: November; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0.5; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Green; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: head; Inflorescence Types: solitary; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; AGCP (UPL), EMP (UPL) (NWPL); TN[SNA] KY[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Barren (KY), Bell (KY), Harlan (KY), Marshall (KY), Blount (TN), Bradley (TN), Carter (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Franklin (TN), Greene (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hawkins (TN), Johnson (TN), Knox (TN), Marion (TN), Montgomery (TN), Pickett (TN), Polk (TN), Putnam (TN), Stewart (TN), Sullivan (TN), Unicoi (TN), Washington (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, ETSU, HTTU, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1965 - 2020

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100264975	Bell	Kentucky	16 Jun 1965	Ellwood J. Carr	EKY Hypochaeris radicata
TENN-V-0238622	Harlan	Kentucky			TENN Hypochaeris radicata
APSC0111224	Putnam	Tennessee			APSC Hypochaeris radicata
APSC0026170	Cumberland	Tennessee			APSC Hypochaeris radicata
APSC0026175	Davidson	Tennessee			APSC Hypochaeris radicata
APSC0024922	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Hypochaeris radicata
UCHT029834	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Hypochaeris radicata
UOS01012	Franklin	Tennessee	27 May 2009	Yolande M. Gottfried	UOS Hypochaeris radicata
ETSU012528	Sullivan	Tennessee			ETSU Hypochaeris radicata
ETSU026445	Hawkins	Tennessee	09 Jul 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker 19610	ETSU Hypochaeris radicata
APSC0026171	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Hypochaeris radicata
APSC0024918	Knox	Tennessee			APSC Hypochaeris radicata
APSC0026174	Blount	Tennessee			APSC Hypochaeris radicata
UCHT029833	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Hypochaeris radicata
UCHT029831	Marshall	Kentucky			UCHT Hypochaeris radicata
ETSU012530	Sullivan	Tennessee			ETSU Hypochaeris radicata
31234100264967	Barren	Kentucky	29 Sep 1978	George P. Johnson 742	EKY Hypochaeris radicata
N/A	Greene	Tennessee	01 Jun 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Hypochaeris radicata
N/A	Greene	Tennessee	01 Jun 2010	Frosty Levy	ETSU Hypochaeris radicata
TENN-V-0238626	Knox	Tennessee			TENN Hypochaeris radicata
APSC0116190	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Hypochaeris radicata
UCHT035595	Marshall	Kentucky			UCHT Hypochaeris radicata
UCHT029830	Marshall	Kentucky			UCHT Hypochaeris radicata
UCHT029835	Marion	Tennessee			UCHT Hypochaeris radicata
31234100264959	Barren	Kentucky	29 Sep 1978	George P. Johnson 742	EKY Hypochaeris radicata
31234100264983	Marshall	Kentucky	28 Jul 1979	Raymond Athey 4385	EKY Hypochaeris radicata
ETSU007080	Unicoi	Tennessee	10 Jun 2009	Frosty Levy	ETSU Hypochaeris radicata
APSC0116189	Barren	Kentucky			APSC Hypochaeris radicata
UCHT041374	Bradley	Tennessee			UCHT Hypochaeris radicata
APSC0115484	Harlan	Kentucky			APSC Hypochaeris radicata
APSC0068278	Harlan	Kentucky	01 Oct 1978	Max Medley	APSC Hypochaeris radicata
APSC0116188	Barren	Kentucky			APSC Hypochaeris radicata
APSC0024913	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Hypochaeris radicata
ETSU012525	Greene	Tennessee		RF2325	ETSU Hypochaeris radicata
ETSU030327	Sullivan	Tennessee			ETSU Hypochaeris radicata
UCHT041375	Bradley	Tennessee			UCHT Hypochaeris radicata
31234100264942	Barren	Kentucky	02 Jun 1978	George P. Johnson 312	EKY Hypochaeris radicata
APSC0024914	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Hypochaeris radicata
N/A	Hawkins	Tennessee	09 Jul 2019	Frosty Levy, Elaine Walker	ETSU Hypochaeris radicata
ETSU012529	Johnson	Tennessee			ETSU Hypochaeris radicata
APSC0092644	Pickett	Tennessee			APSC Hypochaeris radicata
HTTU003532	Johnson	Tennessee			HTTU Hypochaeris radicata
UCHT029836	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Hypochaeris radicata
ETSU012527	Johnson	Tennessee	27 May 2013	Frosty Levy 13146	ETSU Hypochaeris radicata
ETSU012526	Greene	Tennessee		RF2339	ETSU Hypochaeris radicata
ETSU012532	Sullivan	Tennessee			ETSU Hypochaeris radicata
ETSU012531	Washington	Tennessee			ETSU Hypochaeris radicata
31234100265022	Polk	Tennessee	16 May 1979	B. Eugene Wofford 79-97	EKY Hypochaeris radicata
TENN-V-0238634	Marshall	Kentucky			TENN Hypochaeris radicata
TENN-V-0238623	Marshall	Kentucky			TENN Hypochaeris radicata
APSC0024923	Montgomery	Tennessee			APSC Hypochaeris radicata
APSC0090158	Harlan	Kentucky	15 Jul 1984	Max Medley	APSC Hypochaeris radicata
APSC0026172	Stewart	Tennessee			APSC Hypochaeris radicata
ETSU025359	Carter	Tennessee	11 Aug 2012	Adam McCullough	ETSU Hypochaeris radicata
TENN-V-0245471	Greene	Tennessee	15 May 2020	Paul C. Durr 36	TENN Hypochaeris radicata

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