Leontodon saxatilis Lam.

Scapose perennials to c. 40 cm high. Bifurcate hairs c. 1 mm long, sparse to scattered on leaves and lower stems and sometimes on involucre. Leaves to c. 30 cm long, with l:w ratio 4–15, undivided or lobed to subpinnatisect; margin entire or remotely sinuate dentate; divided leaves with 3–6 ±spreading lobes or segments per side. Capitulum nodding in bud; involucre 6–11 mm long, c. 3–5 mm diam.; bracts glabrous or occasionally moderately hairy; outer bracts c. 6–8, narrowly lanceolate, 1–2 mm long; intermediate bracts not reaching to half way; inner bracts with grey hyaline margin. Florets: ligule c. 7–10 mm long; style hairs pale. Achenes 3–5 mm long; marginal achenes curved-fusiform, tapering into a short neck, ±smooth, housed within adjacent inner bract at maturity; central achenes narrowly fusiform, transversely ridged or scaly, with beak 0.5–1 mm long. Pappus cream; pappus of marginal achenes of fused scales 0.5–1 mm long; pappus of central achenes biseriate, with outer series 0.5–3 mm long, scabridulous, and inner series c. 10, 6–9 mm long, sparsely plumose, much wider at base.

Occurs mostly nearer the coast associated with human habitation. Grows in waste land, pasture and on nature strips, predominantly in urban environments with moderate rainfall and/or irrigation.

The leaves are cooked and eaten. The flowers are dried and use as a spice and for making a herbal tea.