Skip to main content
Today is World Environment Day!
Close

Tuberous Hawkbit / Lavlji zub

Leontodon tuberosus L.

Photo by injica
Published on Project Noah
Zoom
NominateNominate for Wildlife Photograph of the Month
reportFlag Spotting

45.0752, 13.6483

Field Notes

Habitat:

It is native to Eurasia and North Africa.
Flowering time: from Sep to Mar

Notes:

Its roots can be eaten raw and leaves steamed.
Its English name derives from the mediaeval belief that hawks ate the plant to improve their eyesight.

Reference Links:

Pictures, Video & Audio of Leontodon tuberosus - Images, Photos, Movies &am…, Leontodon

Species ID Suggestions

Lavlji zub, tuberous-hawkbit

Leontodon tuberosus
Jopy
0

Comments (11)
injica
Unless you don't make the range bigger almost all the spotting are gonna be treated as wrong, so please do correct that :)
injica
Tnx I have few more for you! :)
Ursula
if you want, you should add it in this group as well other of your spottings where plants can be eaten or used in medical purposes, such as lungwort etc. http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/20964003
Jopy
polako, skoro će biti obostrano :-)
injica
za sada to ide vrlo jednostrano ;)
Jopy
učimo jedna od druge :-)
injica
Vidim, vidim, viele danke, geek :P šalim se, e za ovo nisam ni znala da se tako zove, tnx!
Jopy
e, danas sam se baš ufurala u tvoje fotke :-) još jedan ispravak, ovo sigurno nije maslačak nego lavlji zub, odlična fotka!

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Flowers of Europe
Mission
Nature in Yellow
Mission
Wildlife of Adriatic Coast
Mission
Medicinal and Edible Plants of Central Europe
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 22, 2012

Community Sponsor

Butterfly
Become a Community Sponsor and Help Grow our Global Movement!

Accelerate our Mission to Photograph 
Every Species in the World!

Butterflies icon
Become a Community Sponsor

Wildlife Community

Wildlife Community

Join a worldwide community passionate about wildlife and nature!

Join Project Noah

Nature School

Nature School

Transform your green space into a curiosity-creating nature classroom!

Visit Nature School

Wildlife Game

Wildlife Game

Defend wildlife throughout the jungle in thrilling nature game!

Play Baboon

Nature & Conservation Organizations

Brands & Mission-Focused Companies