Hypochaeris glabra L.

Posted byTrajche DimitrovskiPosted inCompositae

Taxonomy: Fam. Compositae// Genus: Hypochaeris // Species: Hypochaeris glabra L.

Determined according to the botanical key provided by DeFilipps (1976 in Tutin et al.).

Lifeform: Annual plant. Therophyte according to the Raunkiaer system.

Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, Europe to Mediterranean Region and Arabian Peninsula according to the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).

Habitat: Open and dry habitats – hill pastures and rocky terrains.

Flowering period: Spring to early summer (APR, MAY, JUN).

Locality: Hills between Kochani and Orizari. Date: 11.04.2021.

Hypochaeris glabra – habit.  Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – habit.  Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – habit.  Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – stem with capitula.  Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – stem with capitula.  Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – capitulum.  Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – capitulum.  Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – basal leaves.  Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 11.04.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

Locality: Hills between Kochani and Orizari. Date: 16.05.2021.

Hypochaeris glabra – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – habit. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – upper part of plant with capitulums. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – capitulums. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – capitulums. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – capitulum. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – capitulum. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – capitulum. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – capitulum with achenes of two types. between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – capitulum with achenes of two types. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – capitulum with achenes of two types. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – marginal (unbeaked) and inner (beaked) achenes. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – marginal (unbeaked) and inner (beaked) achenes. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – marginal (unbeaked) and inner (beaked) achenes. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – inner (beaked) achenes. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – marginal (unbeaked) achenes. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – plant base with basal rosette. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Hypochaeris glabra – basal leaves. Hills between Kochani and Orizari, 16.05.2021. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.

References:

DeFilipps, R. A. 1976. Hypochoeris L. In Tutin, T. G., Heywood, V. H., Burges, N. A., Moore, D. M., Valentine, D. H., Walters, S. M. & Webb, D. A. (eds.), Flora Europaea. Volume 4. Plantaginaceae to Compositae (and Rubiaceae). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 308–310.

Hypochaeris glabra. Greuter, W. 2006+: Compositae (pro parte majore). – In: Greuter, W. & Raab-Straube, E. von, Compositae. Euro+Med PlantBase – the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity. Published at https://europlusmed.org/. https://europlusmed.org/cdm_dataportal/taxon/434c66e0-cf92-433a-874b-8f7cba33dbb4 [Accessed 20.04.2026].

Hypochaeris glabra L. Plants of the World Online portal, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:225504-1 [Accessed 17.05.2021].

Last update: 20.04.2026.