Hypochaeris L.
(cat’s-ears)

Subtaxon	Rank	No of images
Hypochaeris glabra Smooth Cat’s-ear	Species	7 images
Hypochaeris maculata Spotted Cat’s-ear	Species	6 images
Hypochaeris radicata Cat’s Ear, Cat’s-ear	Species	17 images

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Genus	Hypochaeris (cat’s-ears)
Tribe	Lactuceae (“dandelions”)
Subfamily	LACTUCOIDEAE (“dandelions”)
Family	ASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
Order	ASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
Subclass	EU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
Class	MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
Phylum	TRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
Kingdom	PLANTAE (plants)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Hypochaeris is also a member of:
Herbaceous Plants - herbaceous plants (via Asteraceae)

Hypochaeris (cat’s-ears) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Lactuceae
(“dandelions”)

ASTERACEAE
(daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hypochaeris (cat’s-ears)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 41 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hypochaeris (cat’s-ears)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Hypochaeris is also a member of:

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