- Source: Hypochaeris
Hypochaeris is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae. Many species are known as cat's ear. These are annual and perennial herbs generally bearing flower heads with yellow ray florets. These plants may resemble or be confused with dandelions and so some are called false dandelions.
Estimates of the number of species range from about 50 up to about 100. Most species are native to South America, but some are found in Eurasia and North Africa.
Etymology
Its name is derived from Greek ὑπό (under) and χοῖρος (young pig).
Species
Species
References
Other sources
Cerbah, M; T Souza-Chies; MF Jubier; B Lejeune; S Siljak-Yakovlev (March 1998). "Molecular phylogeny of the genus Hypochaeris using internal transcribed spacers of nuclear rDNA: inference for chromosomal evolution". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 15 (3): 345–354. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025931. PMID 9501501.
Cerbah, M; J Coulaud; Sc Brown; S Siljak-Yakovlev (March 1999). "Evolutionary DNA variation in the genus Hypochaeris". Heredity. 82 (3): 261–266. doi:10.1038/sj.hdy.6884690. PMID 10336700.
External links
Data related to Hypochaeris at Wikispecies
Media related to Hypochaeris at Wikimedia Commons
GBIF entry, with species list
Jepson Manual Treatment
GRIN Genus Profile