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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
(
La
)
Skaapslaai, Smooth Cat's Ear (
PS
)
Location: (
F
,
P
)
glaber, glabra, = without hair, smooth, bald.
(glabrous; smooth, hairless)
(Alien and naturalised)
(
ld
,
BL
,
Cw
)
Hypochaeris radicata
(
La
)
Hairy Wild Lettuce, Haarige Skaapslaai, Umkhothane (
PS
)
Location: (
F
,
P
)
radico, radicor, = to strike root, take root;
-atus, = indicates possession or likeness.
radicatus, = having roots;rooted.
(having roots)
(Alien and naturalised)
(
ld
,
BL
,
Cw
)