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HYPOCHAERIS
(
G
)
Cat's Ear (
Le
)
Family:
ASTERACEAE
Greek name for 'succory' from hypo, =, under, beneath; choiros, = young pig. (predeliction pigs have for the roots)
(
Le
,
BL
,
LS
)
Hypochaeris glabra (alien and naturalised)
(
La
)
Skaapslaai(
PS
) Smooth Cat's Ear
Location: (
F
,
P
)
glaber, glabra, = without hair, smooth, bald; (glabrous; smooth, hairless) (Alien)
(
ld
,
BL
,
Cw
)
Hypochaeris radicata (alien and naturalised)
(
La
)
Hairy Wild Lettuce(
PS
) Haarige Skaapslaai Umkhothane
Location: (
F
,
P
)
radico, radicor, = to strike root, take root; -atus, = indicates possession or likeness. radicatus, = having roots;rooted. (having roots) (Alien)
(
ld
,
BL
,
Cw
)