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Leontodon hispidus L.

rough hawkbit (Asteraceae / Compositae)

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Very widespreadSlight tendencySE
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Leontodon hispidus (seen here with Briza media) typically has much hairier stems than Leontodon saxatilis.

Beckley (VC23: Oxfordshire) ; 2015-06-07

 rough hawkbit / Leontodon hispidus: _Leontodon hispidus_ (seen here with _Briza media_) typically has much hairier stems than _Leontodon saxatilis_.

The leaves of Leontodon hispidus have a dense covering of white hairs, most of which are forked at the tip.

Beckley (VC23: Oxfordshire) ; 2015-06-07

 rough hawkbit / Leontodon hispidus: The leaves of _Leontodon hispidus_ have a dense covering of white hairs, most of which are forked at the tip.

The achenes of Leontodon hispidum are not ribbed or beaked; they all have two rows of hairs, 1 feathery and 1 simple (unlike Leontodon saxatilis, in which the outermost flowers produce hairless achenes).

Sherborne (VC33: East Gloucestershire); 2020-07-07

 rough hawkbit / Leontodon hispidus: The achenes of _Leontodon hispidum_ are not ribbed or beaked; they all have two rows of hairs, 1 feathery and 1 simple (unlike _Leontodon saxatilis_, in which the outermost flowers produce hairless achenes).

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