Asteraceae
Smallhead cat's ear
Hypochaeris microcephala
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Hypochaeris
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Smallhead cat's ear
Synonyms
- Achyrophorus microcephalus Sch.Bip.
- Hypochaeris brasiliensis var. microcephala (Sch.Bip.) Baker
- Seriola brasiliensis var. parviflora Hook. & Arn.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
Photo: Andrés González, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrés González, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrés González, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrés González, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.