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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Asteraceae
Leontodon taraxacoides (Vill.) Mérat
little hawk's-bit, rough hawk's-bit
Leontodon: from Greek leon, "lion," and odous, "tooth," because of the toothed leaves
taraxacoides: like dandelion
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| Status: | Introduced - locally established |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 4"-14" tall forb with milky juice |
| Flower: | head 1/2" wide with the yellow rays with a blunt, toothed tip; inflorescence of one head on long curved stalk arising from base of plant; blooms June-Sept. |
| Fruit: | dry seed on fluffy pappus |
| Leaf: | basal, hairy, usually with shallow lobes |
| Habitat: | lawns, disturbed sites |
| (Glossary) |
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