Leontodon saxatilis

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Leontodon saxatilis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Leontodon
Species:
L. saxatilis
Binomial name
Leontodon saxatilis
Synonyms
List
  • Apargia gouaniiSchleich.
  • Apargia hirta(L.) Scop.
  • Apargia hyoseroidesVest
  • Apargia laevisMoench
  • Apargia nudicaulisBritton, N.L.Britton & A.Brown
  • Aracium pygmaeumMiq.
  • Baldingeria pygmaeaF.W.Schmidt
  • Bohadschia hirta(L.) F.W.Schmidt
  • Colobium hirtum(L.) Roth
  • Colobium taraxacoides(Vill.) Holub
  • Crepis hirtaL.
  • Crepis nudicaulisL.
  • Hedypnois hirta(L.) Sm.
  • Hieracium villarsiiVill. ex Steud.
  • Hyoseris cichorioidesSteud.
  • Hyoseris hirta(L.) Gaertn.
  • Hyoseris pygsaeaAiton
  • Hyoseris taraxacoidesVill.
  • Leontodon bauhiniBubani
  • Leontodon bolleiSch.Bip. ex A.Chev.
  • Leontodon gouaniiHegetschw.
  • Leontodon hastilis var. arenariusDuby
  • Leontodon hyoseroidesDC.
  • Leontodon leysseri(Wallr.) Beck
  • Leontodon nudicalyx(Lag.) H.P.Fuchs ex Janch.
  • Leontodon nudicaulis(L.) Banks ex Lowe
  • Leontodon psilocalixMérat
  • Leontodon taraxacoides(Vill.) Willd. ex Mérat
  • Leontodon taraxaconasterVand.
  • Picris hirta(L.) All.
  • Rhagadiolus taraxacoidesAll.
  • Thrincia arenariaMartrin-Donos
  • Thrincia glabraSchleich.
  • Thrincia hirta(L.) Roth
  • Thrincia laevisLag.
  • Thrincia leyseriWallr.
  • Thrincia majorPeterm.
  • Thrincia mauritanicaSpreng.
  • Thrincia nudicalyxLag.
  • Thrincia nudicaulisLowe
  • Thrincia psilocalyxLag. ex Rchb.
  • Thrincia psilostachyaLag. ex Webb & Berthel.
  • Thrincia pygmaeaPers.
  • Thrincia taraxacoidesLacaita
  • Thrincia taraxacoidesGaudin
  • Thrixa hirta(L.) Dulac
  • Tolpis pygmaeaSteud.
  • Virea nudicaulisHouse

Leontodon saxatilis is a species of hawkbit known by the common names lesser hawkbit, rough hawkbit, and hairy hawkbit. It is native to Europe and North Africa but can be found in many other places across the globe as an introduced species and often a noxious weed. This is a dandelion-like herb growing patches of many erect, leafless stems from a basal rosette of leaves. The leaves are 2 to 15 centimeters long, 0.5 to 2.5 centimeters wide, entire or lobed, and green in color. Atop the stems are solitary flower heads which are ligulate, containing layered rings of ray florets with no disc florets. The florets are yellow with toothed tips. The fruit is a cylindrical achene with a pappus of scales. Fruits near the center of the flower head are rough, while those growing along the edges of the head are smooth.