Contains 4 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
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 | SOUTH AMERICAN CATSEAR; TWEEDIE'S CATSEAR | Not Native | ||
| Hypochaeris glabra | SMOOTH CATSEAR | Not Native | ||
| Hypochaeris microcephala var. albiflora | SMALLHEAD CAT'S EAR | Not Native | ||
| Hypochaeris radicata | HAIRY CATSEAR | Not Native UPL (NWPL) |
[Family identification key]
1. Leaves basal and some smaller ones cauline; pappus bristles in 1 series, all plumose
2
1. Leaves all basal, cauline absent or nearly so; pappus bristles in 2 series, the outer barbellate, the inner plumose and longer
3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Achyrophorus | Achyrophorus Adanson, Fam. Pl. 1: 112, 512. 1763. | TYPE: = Hypochaeris Linnaeus 1753. | |
| Agenora | Agenora D. Don, Edinburgh New Philos. J. 6: 310. 1829. | TYPE: Seriola laevigata Linnaeus = Seriola Linnaeus 1763, by lectotypification. | |
| Arachnopogon | Arachnopogon Berg ex Haberle, Cat. Pesth. 1832. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Cycnoseris | Cycnoseris Endlicher, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 1: 458. 1843. | TYPE: Cycnoseris australis Endlicher | |
| Fabera | Fabera Schultz Bipontinus, Nov. Actorum Acad. Caes. Leop.-Carol. Nat. Cur. 21: 129. 1845. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Metabasis | Metabasis de Candolle, Prodr. 7: 97, 307. 1838. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Oreophila | Oerophila D. Don, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 16: 178. 1830. | TYPE: Oreophila sessiliflora (Kunth) D. Don (Hypochaeris sessiliflora Kunth) | |
| Piptopogon | Piptopogon Cassini, in Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat. 48: 507. 1827. | TYPE: Piptopogon decipiens Cassini, nom. illegit. (Seriola laevigata Linnaeus; Piptopogon laevigatus (Linnaeus) Schultz Bipontinus) = Seriola Linnaeus 1763, by lectotypification. | |
| Porcellites | Porcellites Cassini, in Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat. 43: 42. 1826. | TYPE: Porcellites radicatus (Linnaeus) Cassini (Hypochaeris radicata Linnaeus) | |
| Robertia | Robertia Richard ex de Candolle & Lamarck, Fl. Franc. 6: 453. 1815, non Scopoli 1777, nec Merat de Vaumartoise 1812. | TYPE: Robertia taraxacoides (Loiseleur des Longchamps) de Candolle (Seriola taraxacoides Loiseleur des Longchamps) | |
| Seriola | Seriola Linnaeus, Sp. Pl., ed. 2. 1139. 1763. | TYPE: Seriola laevigata Linnaeus Lectotypified by Steudel, Nomencl. Bot., ed. 2. 2: 568. 1841. | |
| Trommsdorffia | Trommsdorffia Bernhardi, Syst. Verz. Pfl. 102. 1800. | TYPE: Trommsdorffia maculata (Linnaeus) Bernhardi (Hypochaeris maculata Linnaeus) |