Asteraceae
Hypochaeris

Hypochaeris radicata L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 811 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Caucasus. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Algeria, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South European Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Türkiye, Türkiye-in-Europe, Ukraine

Introduced into:

Assam, Azores, Bolivia, Canary Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Free State, Guatemala, India, Jamaica, Lesotho, Madeira, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Central, Mozambique, New York, New Zealand North, Newfoundland, Oregon, Panamá, Paraguay, Sri Lanka, Tasmania, Uruguay, Venezuela, West Himalaya, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aver'ianov, L.V. & al. (2006). Illyustrirovannyi opredelitel' rastenii Leningradskoi oblasti: 1-799. Nauka, Moskva.
  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Wisconsin Flora ed. 2: 1-818. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Kittrehge, W.T. (2024). Novelties from the flora of Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.. Rhodora. Journal of the New England Botanical Club 126: 183-190.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Mao, A.A., Sinha, B.K., Verma, D. & Sarma, N. (2016). Check-List of Flora of Meghalaya: 1-273. Meghalaya Biodiversity Board, Shillong.
  • Meyers, S.C. & al. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Oregon 2: 1-861. Botanical research institute of Texas Press.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Schäfer, H. (2021). Flora of the Azores a field guide: 1-445. Margraf Publishers GmbH.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Stalažs, A. (2024). List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • (2019). http://www.abcjournal.org/index.php/BothaliaABC/article/view/39/33. epublication.
  • Aver'ianov, L.V. & al. (2006). Illyustrirovannyi opredelitel' rastenii Leningradskoi oblasti: 1-799. Nauka, Moskva.
  • Caminho, J., Mutemba, L., Matusse, E., Osborne, J., Wursten, B., Burrows, J., Cianciullo, S., Malatesta, L. & Attorre, F. (2022). An updated checklist of Mozambique’s vascular plants. PhytoKeys 189: 61-80.
  • Chadde, S.W. (2019). Wisconsin Flora ed. 2: 1-818. Steve W. Chadde.
  • Kittrehge, W.T. (2024). Novelties from the flora of Andover, Essex Co., Massachusetts, U.S.A.. Rhodora. Journal of the New England Botanical Club 126: 183-190.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Mao, A.A., Sinha, B.K., Verma, D. & Sarma, N. (2016). Check-List of Flora of Meghalaya: 1-273. Meghalaya Biodiversity Board, Shillong.
  • Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. (2019). Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador https://newfoundland-labradorflora.ca/checklist/.
  • Meyers, S.C. & al. (eds.) (2020). Flora of Oregon 2: 1-861. Botanical research institute of Texas Press.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Retief, E. & Meyer, N.L. (2017). Plants of the Free State inventory and identification guide. Strelitzia 38: 1-1236. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt (2019). Lista de especies vedadas por la resolución 213 de 1977. 8256 especies. http://i2d.humboldt.org.co/ceiba/resource.do?r=le_plantaspriorizadas_2019
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 8, 2019 Osborne, J. [JO1513] Mozambique K001346219 Yes
Jan 1, 1995 Barreto et. al. [32221] Brazil K000218220 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Jersey K002680124 No
Summerhayes, V.S. [2069] United Kingdom K002680114 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria K002680643 No
{Fries, Th.M.} [s.n.] Sweden K002680236 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Algeria K002680645 No
[Apusiauryx, U.B.] [s.n.] Russia K002680224 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002680099 No
Wyatt, J.W. [14] Switzerland K002680239 No
Kralik, J.L. [680] France K002680180 No
Ross-Craig, S.; Burtt, B.L.; Sealy, J.R. [283] Ireland K002680085 No
Asplund, E.; Samuelsson, G. [1597] Sweden K002680237 No
Ross-Craig, S.; Burtt, B.L. [644] Ireland K002680089 No
Ballard, J.; Golby, E.A. [241] Guernsey K002680127 No
Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [1489] Albania K002680150 No
Vink, W. [939] Netherlands K002680212 No
Milne-Redhead, R. [6268A] Isle of Man K002680113 No
Brenan, J.P.M.; Simpson, N.D. [6719] United Kingdom K002680143 No
Aujpeal, B. [s.n.] Russia K002680225 No
Jackson, A.K.; Airy Shaw, H.K. [175] Guernsey K002680118 No
Turrill, W.B. [K513] Bulgaria K002680160 No
Hubbard, C.; Ellman, E. [616] Spain K002680234 No
Rapša, F. [341] Albania K002680147 No
GMS [s.n.] Netherlands K002680214 No
Ruhsam, M. [DMR150] United Kingdom K001768002 Yes
s.coll [1033] Portugal K001790707 Yes
s.coll [1033] Portugal K002680712 Yes
Wiesbaur, J.B. [s.n.] Austria K000796570 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sealy, J.R. [1554] Ireland K002680090 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002680101 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Italy K002680209 No
[J.] Ballard; Golby, E. [127] Guernsey K002680129 No
Lamb, A.; Phillipps, A. [2751/2016] Malaysia K001577950 Yes
s.n. [351] K002680223 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002680175 No
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002680170 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Austria K002680155 No
Keith, H.G. [s.n.] Libya K002680647 No
Keck [s.n.] Austria K002680154 No
Bor, N.L. [116] Ireland K002680079 No
Jackson, A.K. [262] Guernsey K002680122 No
Aleck Yang, T.Y.; Cheng, Y.B. [06389] Taiwan K001581202 Yes
Schultes, R.E. [7186] Colombia K001482114 Yes
Lamb, A.; Phillipps, A. [2751/2016] Malaysia K001577949 Yes
Sandwith, N.Y. [4789] Spain K002680229 No
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002680134 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002680156 No
Barton, W.C. [327 [B]] United Kingdom K002680144 No
Stainton, J.D.A. [7587] Greece K002680191 No
Ballard, F.; Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002680135 No
Whiting, M.M. [14] Ireland K002680087 No
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. [1554] Ireland K002680091 No
{Hno. Elias} [s.n.] Spain K002680228 No
Willmott, E.A.; Bonnet, E. [s.n.] France K002680173 No
[Canel] [s.n.] France K002680171 No
Olive; [Arkwrigh [s.n.] United Kingdom K002680096 No
Brummitt, R.K.; Hunt, D.R.; Leistner, O.A. [5034] Italy K002680205 No
[Wybwet] [36] Russia K002680226 No
Milne-Redhead, R. [6241] United Kingdom K002680116 No
Jackson, A.B.; Jackson, A.K. [202] Guernsey K002680120 No
Hubbard, C.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002680141 No
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002680102 No
Turrill, W.B. [17/58] United Kingdom K002680136 No
{Alston; Sandwith} [2789] Albania K002680148 No
Alston, A.H.G.; Sandwith, N.Y. [2789] Albania K002680149 No
{Porta} [s.n.] K002680157 No
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. [1084] Ireland K002680092 No
Trethewy, A.W. [276] Morocco K002680642 No
{Miss Turnbull} [H 2187] United Kingdom K002680146 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002680106 No
Jackson, A.K.; Airy Shaw, H.K. [175] Guernsey K002680119 No
Beissn, A. [s.n.] Norway K002680216 No
Teuber [s.n.] K002680115 No
Collett, M.G. [E 18] United Kingdom K002680093 No
Sandwith, N.Y. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002680097 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002680107 No
[Areedane] [s.n.] Norway K002680217 No
Tedd, G. [7] K002680200 No
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. [1699] Ireland K002680088 No
[Farille] [s.n.] Ireland K002680086 No
Fijalkowski, D. [146] Poland K002680219 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K002680183 No
Croall, A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002680098 No
{Porta} [s.n.] Italy K002680208 No
Maas Geesteranus, R.A. [4306] Netherlands K002680211 No
Turrill, W.B.; Hubbard, E. [12409] United Kingdom K002680132 No
Hunt, P.J. [1237] United Kingdom K002680095 No
Guadagno, M. [2187] Italy K002680201 No
Jackson, A.K. [262] Guernsey K002680123 No
Ahlberg, F. [s.n.] K002680238 No
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] Austria K002680204 No
[Whiteaves] [1058] Ireland K002680082 No
Sandwith, N.Y. [4789] Spain K002680232 No
Dennis, R.W.G. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002680103 No
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. [1884] United Kingdom K002680139 No
Guinea, E. [3273] Spain K002680227 No
{Pichler} [s.n.] Croatia K002680167 No
Meebold, A. [s.n.] Germany K002680182 No
Turrill, W.B. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002680133 No
Milne-Redhead, R. [6241] United Kingdom K002680117 No
Wyatt, J.W. [3] France K002680177 No
Jackson, A.K.; Airy Shaw, H.K. [175] Guernsey K002680125 No
Ballard, F.; Ballard, E. [466] Guernsey K002680128 No
Mosseray, R. [s.n.] France K002680178 No
Milne-Redhead, R. [12359] United Kingdom K002680104 No
Hepper, F.N. [4973] United Kingdom K002680138 No
Brummitt, R.K.; Chater, A.O. [230] Spain K002680230 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002680181 No
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. [1107] Ireland K002680084 No
Jackson, A.K. [K1143] Guernsey K002680131 No
Surrill, W.B. [241] Greece K002680193 No
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. [1361] Ireland K002680083 No
Gilliat-Smith, B. [3006] Bosnia and Herzegovina K002680158 No
Wiesbaur, J.B. [s.n.] Austria K000796571 Unknown Type Material Yes
Willmott, E.A.; Bonnet, E. [s.n.] France K002680172 No
Koster, J.T. [s.n.] Netherlands K002680213 No
Bor, N.L. [226] Ireland K002680078 No
Polunin; Newbold [73] Ireland K002680080 No
Hubbard, C.E. [11086] United Kingdom K002680140 No
Sandwith, N.Y. [4623] Spain K002680231 No
Milne-Redhead, R. [6470] United Kingdom K002680111 No
s.coll. [s.n.] France K002680168 No
Brenan, J.P.M.; Simpson, N.D. [6708] United Kingdom K002680142 No
{C. Pin.} [s.n.] France K002680174 No
Joad, G.C. [1882] Italy K002680202 No
Ballard, F.V.E. [466] Guernsey K002680126 No
Croall, A. [44] United Kingdom K002680100 No
Verdcourt, B. [4252] France K002680169 No
Wade, A.E. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002680112 No
Willmott, E.A.; Pin, C. [s.n.] France K002680176 No
Brenan, J.P.M. [1318] United Kingdom K002680145 No
Dimonie, M. [699] Romania K002680222 No
Gilliat-Smith, B. [3006] Bosnia and Herzegovina K002680159 No
[P. M. Benoit] [23/61] United Kingdom K002680105 No
Aellen, P. [1683] France K002680179 No
Jackson, A.K. [K1143] Guernsey K002680130 No
Keith, H.G. [427] Libya K002680646 No
Joad, G.C. [s.n.] K002680203 No
Cope, T.A. [RBG 205] United Kingdom K000914410 Yes
Turrill, W.B. (Dr.) [14/58] United Kingdom K002680137 No
Collines [s.n.] Algeria K002680644 No
Ross-Craig, S.; Sealy, J.R. [1522] Ireland K002680081 No
Jungner, J.R. [s.n.] Poland K002680218 No
s.coll. [251] Portugal K002680221 No
Jackson, A.B.; Jackson, A.K. [202] Guernsey K002680121 No
Harris, G.W. [302] Greece K002680192 No
Milne-Redhead, R.; Airy Shaw, H.K. [5504] United Kingdom K002680109 No
Hunt, P.J. [1403] United Kingdom K002680094 No
HGT [458] K002680199 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002680233 No
Milne-Redhead, R.; Airy Shaw, H.K. [5504] United Kingdom K002680110 No
Jávorka, S. [s.n.] Hungary K002680215 No
Colombia K001482115 Yes
Colombia K001482116 Yes
Colombia K001482117 Yes

Sources

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

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    • Flora Zambesiaca
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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • Copyright applied to individual images

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0