Contains 4 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Hypochaeris L.
CATSEAR
Classification
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ASTERALES
Hypochaeris
Citation
HYPOCHAERIS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 810. 1753.
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TYPE: Hypochaeris glabra Linnaeus Lectotypified by Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 3: 309. 1913.
Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Hypochaeris chillensis Brazilian Cat's-ear
Hypochaeris glabra Smooth Cat's-ear
Hypochaeris microcephala var. albiflora White-flowered Cat’s-ear
Hypochaeris radicata Spotted Cat's-ear
Identification Key
1.  Leaves basal and some smaller ones cauline; pappus bristles in 1 series, all plumose
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1.  Leaves all basal, cauline absent or nearly so; pappus bristles in 2 series, the outer barbellate, the inner plumose and longer
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2.  Involucres broadly campanulate; phyllaries hirsute medially; corollas yellow
2.  Involucres cylindric or narrowly campanulate; phyllaries glabrous to sparsely tomentulose; corollas white
3.  Annuals; leaves glabrous or sometimes hirsute on veins; florets subequal to phyllaries at flowering; cypselae dimorphic, outer truncate or with a short beak, inner with longer beaks
3.  Perennials; leaves hirsute; florets surpassing phyllaries at flowering; cypselae monomorphic, all beaked
Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
No synonyms found.