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Leontodon sp.

Photo by arlanda
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Field Notes

Description:

maybe L. taraxacoides. Yellow-flowered species of Asteraceae. It produces single, yellow-coloured inflorescences. 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.

Their English name derives from the mediaeval belief that hawks ate the plant to improve their eyesight.

The plant favours dry, sunny areas. It grows well on sandy and similarly less fertile ground types.

The Mouse-ear Hawkweed contains umbelliferone, a compound similar to coumarin and a known antibiotic against brucellosis, as well as a frequent active compound in sunscreen lotions. The plant is also a potent diuretic.

Habitat:

Open evergreen oak forest

Notes:

Camera Model: NIKON D300. Exposure Time: 1/60 sec.; f/32; ISO Speed Rating: 800. Exposure Bias: 0 EV. Focal Length: 90.0 mm. Flash fired

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