Common name:
Rough hawkbit
Family:
Scientific name:
Leontodon hispidus
Main flower color:
Range:
All of Wales and England, and the southern half of Scotland
Height:
Up to 60 cm
Habitat:
Grasslands and fens, especially on calcareous soils
Flowers:
Solitary flowerheads at the tip of leafless stalks, which are densely covered with spreading white hairs, as are the green, lance-shaped phyllaries. These are in several different rows, and are appressed to the involucre. The yellow florets are much longer than the phyllaries
Leaves:
Lanceolate, lined with wavy teeth, hairy on both sides, in a basal rosette. Hairs are minutely forked
Season:
June to October
Rarity:
★★★★★
