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Leontodon hispidus L.

Rough hawkbit (en), Léontodon variable (fr), Liondent hispide (fr), Liondent variable (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Leontodon

Characteristics

Fibrous-rooted perennial 1–6 dm, hairy or glabrous, the scape simple and ordinarily naked; basal lvs oblanceolate, 2–25 cm × 6–30 mm, pinnately lobed or subentire; invol imbricate, 10–15 cm, or to 2 cm in fr; achenes 6–12 mm, fusiform, sometimes ± beaked, scabrous; pappus of plumose bristles and some shorter, outer, slender scales or barbellate bristles; 2n=14. Fields, meadows, and waste places; native of Europe, occasionally found in our range from Conn. and R.I. to Pa., Ont., and O. May–Sept. (Apargia h.; Leontodon hastilis)
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A herb. The stems are not branched and they are 60 cm long.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination
Spread anemochory
Mature width (meter) - 0.1
Mature height (meter) 0.28 - 0.5
Root system fibrous-root
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) 0.3
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Meadows, roadside verges etc, usually on calcareous soils and avoiding shade.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 4-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 6-8

Usage

The leaves are used in soups. The young leaves are used in salads. The roasted roots are used as a coffee substitute.
Uses coffee substitute medicinal
Edible leaves roots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by divisions or seedlings.
Mode divisions seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Leontodon hispidus habit picture by Terje Norli (cc-by-sa)
Leontodon hispidus habit picture by jaap copper (cc-by-sa)
Leontodon hispidus habit picture by jaap copper (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Leontodon hispidus leaf picture by David Hocken (cc-by-sa)
Leontodon hispidus leaf picture by Jani Zadrgal (cc-by-sa)
Leontodon hispidus leaf picture by Terje Norli (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Leontodon hispidus flower picture by David Hocken (cc-by-sa)
Leontodon hispidus flower picture by David Hocken (cc-by-sa)
Leontodon hispidus flower picture by David Hocken (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Leontodon hispidus fruit picture by Jani Zadrgal (cc-by-sa)
Leontodon hispidus fruit picture by Jani Zadrgal (cc-by-sa)
Leontodon hispidus fruit picture by Theo Schmeer (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Leontodon hispidus world distribution map, present in Canada, France, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:229358-1
WFO ID wfo-0000018147
COL ID 6P8JN
BDTFX ID 38316
INPN ID 105502
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Virea hispida Thrincia hispida Apargia hispida Leontodon hispidus Hedypnois hispida Picris hispida Virea hispida var. hispida Leontodon proteiformis subsp. proteiformis Leontodon hispidus var. hispidus Leontodon hispidus subsp. danubialis Leontodon hispidus var. glabratus

Lower taxons

Leontodon hispidus subsp. hastilis Leontodon hispidus subsp. pseudoincanus Leontodon hispidus subsp. brumatii Leontodon hispidus subsp. montanus Leontodon hispidus subsp. pseudocrispus Leontodon hispidus subsp. hispidus Leontodon hispidus subsp. opimus
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