Photographs: Co. Cork

Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis Crág phortáin bheag Family: Asteraceae Flowering time: May - September. Perennial. Native. Solitary yellow flowers, the outer ligules greyish, on unbranched stems that are more/less hairy at base and without bracts. Leaves in basal rosette, more or less hairy and more or less wavy-toothed. Forked hairs. Height: 15-40cm. A very variable plant. Frequent on dry grasslands, sand dunes and roadsides. Similar: Rough Hawkbit, L. hispidus and Cats-ear, Hypochoeris radicata

Lesser Hawkbit, Leontodon saxatilis, Crág phortáin bheag