Hypochoeris radicata, L.

Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A., 1976, Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae), Cambridge University Press : 309

9. H. radicata L. , Sp. Pl. 811 (1753).

Perennial. Stems (10-)20-60(-100) cm, usually branched, sometimes thickened immediately below the capitula, glabrous, or hispid below, with remote scales above. Leaves (2-)5-25 cm, oblong to elliptical or oblanceolate, dentate to pinnatifid, usually setulose-hispid; cauline 0-2. Capitula 20-30(-40) mm wide. Involucral bracts up to 25 x 2- 5 mm, in several rows, glabrous, or setose on the midvein. Ligules bright yellow. Achenes 8-17 mm, long-beaked, or the marginal achenes c. 5 mm, unbeaked or very shortly beaked; pappus of 2 rows of hairs, the outer 3-6 mm, scabrid or sparsely plumose, the inner 9-5-12- 5 mm, plumose, not dilated at the base. 2/2 = 8. Most ofEurope except the north-east. All except BI Fa Fe Is Rs (N, K) Sb.