Hypochaeris microcephala explained

Hypochaeris microcephala, the smallhead cat's ear, is a species of plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to South America (Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay) and naturalized in parts of North America (for example in the south-central United States (Texas, Louisiana, etc.)).^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Hypochaeris microcephala is a perennial herb with a thick taproot and a woody caudex. Some of the leaves are clumped around the base of the stem, while others grow higher up. One plant will produce 1–13 flower heads, each head with 50–100 white ray flowers but no disc flowers.^[7]

Notes and References

1. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250006610 Flora of North America, Hypochaeris microcephala (Schultz-Bipontinus) Cabrera, 1937.
2. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Hypochaeris%20microcephala.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
3. Jørgensen, P. M., M. H. Nee & S. G. Beck. (eds.) 2015 en adelante. Catalogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia (adiciones).
4. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/2722743?tab=specimens Tropicos, Hypochaeris microcephala (Sch. Bip.) Cabrera
5. Zuloaga, F. O., O. Morrone, M. J. Belgrano, C. Marticorena & E. Marchesi. (eds.) 2008. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107(1–3): i–xcvi, 1–3348.
6. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/140126#page/219/mode/1up Baker, John Gilbert. 1884. Flora Brasiliensis 6(3): 334
7. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250006611 Flora of North America, Hypochaeris microcephala (Schultz-Bipontinus) Cabrera var. albiflora (Kuntze) Cabrera, 1937.