Asteraceae

Lamb succory

Arnoseris minima (L.) Schweigg. & Körte

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Arnoseris

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Lamb succory (Arnoseris minima) — FlowerPhoto: carnifex, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (14)

Belarusian: Баранец малы
Catalan: Arnoséris naine
Croatian: Jagnjevac
Czech: Písečnatka nejmenší
Dutch: Korensla
English: Lamb succory
Finnish: Kultamaitiainen
French: Arnoseris, Arnoséris naine
German: Lämmersalat, Arnoséris naine
Lithuanian: Arnoséris naine
Polish: Chłodek drobny
Spanish: Arnoseris
Swedish: Klubbfibbla, Arnoséris naine
Welsh: Gwylaeth y moch

Synonyms

Arnoseris clavata Bubani
Arnoseris pusilla Gaertn.
Cichorium arnoseris E.H.L.Krause
Hyoseris exigua Salisb.
Hyoseris minima L.
Hyoseris sprengelii Steud.
Lapsana gracilis Lam.
Lapsana minima All.
Lapsana pusilla Willd.

Flowers

In flower: May to July (from 27 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: carnifex, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kenraiz , Krzysztof Ziarnek, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Marie-Noëlle Jaeger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Salicyna, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mathilde Hebert, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: arthur_haendler, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alain Lagrave, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Andre Hosper, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.