Asteraceae
Smooth cat's ear
Hypochaeris glabra
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Hypochaeris
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Common names
By language (13)
- Belarusian
- Гіпахерыс голы
- Chinese
- 光猫耳菊, 光貓兒菊, 光猫儿菊, 山地猫耳菊
- Czech
- Prasetník lysý
- Dutch
- Glad biggenkruid
- English
- Smooth cat's ear
- French
- Porcelle des sables, Porcelle glabre
- German
- Kahles Ferkelkraut
- Irish
- Cluas chait mhín
- Polish
- Prosienicznik gładki, Hypochoeris glabra
- Slovenian
- Goli svinjak
- Spanish
- Crepis molokaiensis, Diente de leon bastardo, Diente de león bastardo, Hierba de las abubillas, Lecheras, Lechuga de cerdo
- Swedish
- Åkerfibbla
- Welsh
- Melynydd moel
Synonyms
- Achyrophorus balbisii Hornem.
- Cycnoseris australis Endl.
- Hedypnois glabra (L.) F.W.Schmidt
- Hieracium adscendens Brot.
- Hyoseris tenella Thunb.
- Hypochaeris adscendens Brot.
- Hypochaeris arachnites Link
- Hypochaeris balbisii Willd.
- Hypochaeris balbisii Loisel.
- Hypochaeris bartholdii Willd. ex Sch.Bip.
- Hypochaeris boscoi Sennen
- Hypochaeris candollei Regel
- Hypochaeris capensis Less.
- Hypochaeris contexta Wallr.
- Hypochaeris dimorpha Brot.
- Hypochaeris glabra subsp. minima (Cirillo) Arcang.
- Hypochaeris glabra var. erostris Coss. & Germ.
- Hypochaeris glabra var. glabra
- Hypochaeris glabra var. hirsuta DC.
- Hypochaeris glabra var. hispidula Peterm.
- Hypochaeris glabra var. isocarpa Bisch.
- Hypochaeris glabra var. loiseleuriana Godr.
- Hypochaeris glabra var. thracica DC.
- Hypochaeris heterosperma Schult. ex Sch.Bip.
- Hypochaeris hispida Roth
- Hypochaeris intermedia Richt. ex Rchb.
- Hypochaeris intertexta Peterm.
- Hypochaeris minima Willd. ex d'Urv.
- Hypochaeris minima Cirillo
- Hypochaeris montana var. montana
- Hypochaeris pumila Phil.
- Hypochaeris pusilla Poir.
- Hypochaeris radicata subsp. glabra (L.) Mateo & Figuerola
- Hypochaeris simplex Mérat
- Hypochaeris stellata Gaterau
- Hypochaeris thracica Steven ex DC.
- Podospermum taraxacifolium (Jacq.) Sweet
- Scorzonera nova Desf. ex Walp.
- Scorzonera taraxacifolia Jacq.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May, September to October (from 479 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Anne Parsons, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: lallen, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Anders Hastings, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Anne Parsons, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Copyright by Curtis Clark, licensed as noted, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Harry Rose from South West Rocks, Australia, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aaron H, CC0, from iNaturalist
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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.