Asteraceae
Hairy cat's ear
Hypochaeris radicata
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Hypochaeris
Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants
Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free
Common names
By language (28)
- Arabic
- هيبوكاريس راديكاتا
- Belarusian
- Гіпахерыс самаўкараняльны
- Bulgarian
- Дългоцветен хипохерис
- Chinese
- 猫儿菊, 猫耳菊, 貓兒菊, 貓耳菊, 假蒲公英猫儿菊, 假蒲公英猫耳菊, 欧洲猫耳菊
- Czech
- Prasetník kořenatý
- Danish
- Almindelig Kongepen, Kongepen
- Dutch
- Gewoon biggenkruid
- English
- Hairy cat's ear, Cats-ear, False dandelion, Flatweed
- Estonian
- Püsik-põrsashein
- Finnish
- Liuskalehtihäränsilmä, Liuskahäränsilmä
- French
- Porcelle enracinée
- German
- Gewöhnliches Ferkelkraut
- gv
- Cleaysh chiyt
- Hungarian
- Kacúros véreslapu
- Irish
- Cluas chait
- Japanese
- ブタナ, タンポポモドキ, 豚菜
- Korean
- 서양금혼초
- Lithuanian
- Snaudalinė džiugūnė
- mwl
- Lheitarega boteira, Botas, Lheitugas, Yerba-de-las-tetas
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Kystgrisøre
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Kystgrisøyre
- Polish
- Prosienicznik szorstki
- Portuguese
- Botas, Botainas, Leitaregas, Leitugas
- Russian
- Пазник укореняющийся, Пазник стержнекорневой, Порцелитес стержнекорневой
- Slovak
- Prasatník krátkokoreňový
- Slovenian
- Navadni svinjak
- Swedish
- Rotfibbla, Rotfibla
- Welsh
- Melynydd
Synonyms
- Achyrophorus radicatus (L.) Scop.
- Achyrophorus taraxacifolius (Salzm.) Sch.Bip.
- Apargia serotina Jan ex Steud.
- Crepis molokaiensis H.Lév.
- Hypochaeris gracilis Sennen
- Hypochaeris infesta Salisb.
- Hypochaeris lasiophylla K.Koch ex Nyman
- Hypochaeris radicata var. brevis Murr
- Hypochaeris radicata var. erostris Emb. & Maire
- Hypochaeris radicata var. hispida Peterm.
- Hypochaeris radicata var. rostrata Moris
- Hypochaeris radicata var. salina (Gren.) Rouy
- Hypochaeris salina Gren.
- Hypochaeris taraxacifolia Loisel.
- Hypochaeris tenorei Guss.
- Hypochaeris tenorii Guss.
- Leontodon ciliatus Scop.
- Leontodon pavonii Boiss.
- Porcellites radicata (L.) Cass.
- Seriola caespitosa Porta
- Seriola taraxacifolia Salzm.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to January (from 3,641 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Alaska: introduced, Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, St. Pierre and Miquelon: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Rudyard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Becky Dill, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
More in Hypochaeris
- Hypochaeris maculataAsteraceae
- Smooth cat's earHypochaeris glabraAsteraceae
- Hypochaeris unifloraAsteraceae
- Hypochaeris achyrophorusAsteraceae
- Hypochaeris cretensisAsteraceae
- Hypochaeris oligocephalaAsteraceae
- Hypochoeris sessilifloraHypochaeris sessilifloraAsteraceae
- Hypochaeris ciliataAsteraceae
- Smallhead cat's earHypochaeris microcephalaAsteraceae
- Hypochaeris taraxacoidesAsteraceae
- Smallhead cat's earHypochaeris albifloraAsteraceae
- Hypochaeris arenariaAsteraceae
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.