Hypochaeris glabraCommon name: Smooth Catsear

Meaning of name: Unknown

Distribution: Occurs from Dirk Hartog Island to Recherche Archipelago inland to Kulin.

Description: Leaves are held in a basal rosette. Each leaf can be 20 centimetres long. The flowers, a dense yellow head, are held up to 1 metre high and are produced from April to November.

References: Western Weeds, A Guide to the Weeds of Western Australia. BMJ Hussey, GJ Keighery, J Dodd, SG Lloyd, RD Cousens. 1997.
Flora of the Perth Region. NG Marchant, JR Wheeler, BL Rye, EM Bennett, NS Lander, TD Macfarlane. 1987.

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Hypochaeris glabra has a single daisy-like flower on each flowering stalk.

An almost spent seed head of Hypochaeris glabra.

Dry seeds are ready to be blown away by the wind.