Asteraceae

Leontodon incanus (L.) Schrank

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Leontodon

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Leontodon incanus (Leontodon incanus) — FlowerPhoto: Michael Andresek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Czech: Máchelka šedá
German: Grauer Löwenzahn
Hungarian: Szőke oroszlánfog
Polish: Brodawnik szary

Synonyms

Apargia incana (L.) Scop.
Apargia incana var. subglabrata Ambrosi
Hieracium incanum L.
Leontodon glabrescens (Posp.) Fritsch
Leontodon incanus subsp. glabrescens
Leontodon incanus subsp. incanus
Leontodon incanus var. angustifolius Bisch.
Leontodon incanus var. glabrescens Posp.
Leontodon incanus var. subglabratus (Ambrosi) Gelmi
Leontodon spatulifolius Schloss. & Vuk.
Virea incana (L.) Gray

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 77 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Michael Andresek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michael Andresek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Michael Andresek, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Christoph Moning, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gerhard Buzas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: dusanklenovsek62, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Denys Vynokurov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: HermannSchachner, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: @herbert, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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). About our plant data.