Scorzoneroides autumnalis, commonly called autumn hawkbit, is a perennial plant species, widespread in its native range in Eurasia (from Europe east to western Siberia), and introduced in North America.1. Leontodon autumnalis Linnaeus, Flora of North America, accessed March 1, 2010
The plant is sometimes called fall dandelion, because it is very similar to the common dandelion (one of the main differences being a branched stem with several capitulaAutumn Hawkbit), but "yellow fields", covered by this plant appear much later than dandelions, towards the autumn in the Eastern Europe. In the Latin synonym of the plant name, Leontodon autumnalis,Parnell, J. and Curtis, T, 2012 Webb's An Irish Flora. Cork University Press. "leontodon" means "lion's tooth", the same as "dandelion".
Description Scorzoneroides autumnalis is a perennial herb growing to 35 cm high usually with branched stems and several flower-heads each about 30 mm across. The florets are all ligulate and bright yellow. The leaves are all basal and linear-oblong.
Reproduction Flowers in June to October producing achenes.
Habitat Frequent in damp grassland and meadows.Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. 1968 Excursion Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press
Ecology The fly Tephritis leontodontis is known to attack the capitula of this plant.
Distribution Abundant in Ireland and Great Britain.
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