Leontodon taraxacoides

Taxobox
name = "Leontodon taraxacoides"

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image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
genus = "Leontodon"
species = "L. taraxacoides"
binomial = "Leontodon taraxacoides"
binomial_authority = (Vill.) Mérat
synonyms = "Leontodon leysseri"
"Leontodon saxatilis"

"Leontodon taraxacoides" is a species of hawkbit known by the common name lesser hawkbit. It is native to Europe and North Africa but it 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. 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.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?609,1523,1524 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=LETA USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Leontodon+taraxacoides Photo gallery]
* [http://www.plant-identification.co.uk/skye/compositae/leontodon-taraxacoides.htm Skye Flora]