FALSE DANDELION (Hypochaeris radicata)
aka Common Cat's Ear, Rough Cat's Ear
-wiry stem, not hollow and brittle like Dandelion
-leaves with rounded lobes, not pointed and serrated as Dandelion
-hairy, Dandelion is smooth
-basal rosette, leaves hairy top and bottom, flowering stem often, but not always, branched
more common names: cat's-ear, coast dandelion, false dandelion, flatweed, gosmore, hairy cat's-ear, hairy wild lettuce, long-rooted cats's-ear, spotted cat's-ear - from:
http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/weedguide/singlerecord.asp?id=910#other
-wiry stem, not hollow and brittle like Dandelion
-leaves with rounded lobes, not pointed and serrated as Dandelion
-hairy, Dandelion is smooth
-basal rosette, leaves hairy top and bottom, flowering stem often, but not always, branched
more common names: cat's-ear, coast dandelion, false dandelion, flatweed, gosmore, hairy cat's-ear, hairy wild lettuce, long-rooted cats's-ear, spotted cat's-ear - from:
http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/weedguide/singlerecord.asp?id=910#other
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