Asteraceae
Common name: Hawkbeard
Eco&Biol. Annual or biennial.
Root: a tap root, branched.
Stem: 15-60 cm tall, dentated from base, originate as one from base but branched at the top, somewhat hairy.
Leaves: broad at the base clasping the step with the pair of earlike lobes at the base, toothed, lance shaped, sometimes pinnatefied.
Inflorescence: like corymb, flower heads yellow, small, bracts of the head are coarse and stiff. Seed dark brown or black, 3.5-6 mm long, 0.4-0.5 mm wide, with 10 corrugations or ribs.
Flowering time: June - September