Spotted hawkweed, Spotted cat's-ear
Hypochaeris maculata

Family: Asteraceae

What it is like

A herb. It grows 30-120 cm tall. It keeps growing from year to year. It has a taproot and leaves in a ring. These are narrowly oval and 6-15 cm long by 2-4 cm wide.

There are about 50 Hypochaeris species.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant. It grows in mountain slopes above 1,000 m above sea level in western China.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Britain, China, Europe, Italy, Luxembourg, Mediterranean, Mongolia, Russia, Scandinavia, Slovenia, Sweden

How it is used for food

Young leaves can be cooked and eaten.

Edible parts

Leaves

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Achyrophorus maculatus (L.) Scop.; Trommsdorfia maculata (L.) Bernh.;