Asteraceae
Oriental false hawksbeard
Youngia japonica
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Youngia
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Common names
By language (8)
- Chinese
- 黄鹌菜, 黃鵪菜, 交剪草, 黄鹤菜
- Dutch
- Hoàng đương Nhật Bản
- English
- Oriental false hawksbeard, Oriental hawksbeard, Hawk's beard, Hawksbeard
- Indonesian
- Jukut kamanilan
- Japanese
- オニタビラコ
- Korean
- 뽀리뱅이
- nan
- Soaⁿ-pe-lêng, Chhèng-sim-hông, N̂g-hoe-chhài, Soaⁿ-keng-lêng, Soaⁿ-kun-lêng, Soaⁿ-kòa-chhài, Soaⁿ-kòa-hio̍h, Tàu-piah-hông
- Vietnamese
- Hoàng đương Nhật Bản
Synonyms
- Chondrilla japonica (L.) Lam.
- Chondrilla multiflora (Thunb.) Poir.
- Chondrilla runcinata Wall.
- Crepis japonica (L.) Benth.
- Crepis japonica f. japonica
- Crepis japonica subsp. japonica
- Crepis japonica var. genuina Hochr.
- Crepis japonica var. japonica
- Crepis taquetii H.Lév.
- Lactuca microsperma K.Schum.
- Lactuca taquetii H.Lév. & Vaniot
- Lactuca taraxacum H.Lév. & Vaniot
- Prenanthella japonica L.
- Prenanthes fastigiata Blume
- Prenanthes japonica L.
- Prenanthes multiflora Thunb.
- Prenanthes striata Blume
- Youngia ambigua DC.
- Youngia fastigiata (Blume) DC.
- Youngia fastigiata var. fastigiata
- Youngia fastigiata var. luxurians Miq.
- Youngia formosana (Hayata) Hara
- Youngia gracilis Miq.
- Youngia integrifolia Cass.
- Youngia japonica subsp. genuina Babc. & Stebbins
- Youngia japonica var. japonica
- Youngia lyrata Cass.
- Youngia mauritiana DC.
- Youngia mauritiana var. integrifolia (Cass.) DC.
- Youngia mauritiana var. mauritiana
- Youngia multiflora (Thunb.) DC.
- Youngia napifera DC. ex Wight
- Youngia poosa DC.
- Youngia poosia DC.
- Youngia runcinata DC.
- Youngia striata (Blume) DC.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
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Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.