mouse-eared hawkweed

Pilosella officinarum

Mouse-eared hawkweed is a cheerful little plant with bright yellow flowers that look like tiny suns! It grows close to the ground and loves to spread across fields and meadows.

Hábitat: Grasslands

Aspecto

The mouse-eared hawkweed has a rosette of oval, fuzzy, grey-green leaves close to the ground, resembling a mouse's ear. Slender, hairy stalks rise from the rosette, topped with a single, bright yellow, dandelion-like flower head.

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mouse-eared hawkweed

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Datos interesantes

It can grow in very poor soil where many other plants struggle!

Its bright yellow flowers only open on sunny days!

The underside of its leaves often looks silvery-grey and fuzzy!

This plant can grow high up in mountains and withstand cold!

Habilidades especiales

Mouse-eared hawkweed can grow stolons, sending out runners to quickly colonize new areas.

Mouse-eared hawkweed can produce seeds without pollen, making clones of itself to spread fast.

Mouse-eared hawkweed has very hairy leaves that help it save water and deter munching animals.

Mouse-eared hawkweed can release chemicals into the soil that make it harder for other plants to grow nearby.

Medidas y detalles

Altura: 10-40 cm
Extensión: 5-20 cm
Tamaño de la flor: 1.5-2.5 cm
Temporada de floración: Late spring to late summer
Comestible: No
Toxicidad: Ninguna
Ciclo de vida: Perenne
Método de polinización: Insectos

Conexiones ecológicas

pollinates

honey bee

Apis mellifera

visits flowers for nectar and pollen

pollinates

buff-tailed bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

helps spread pollen between flowers

eaten by

European rabbit

Oryctolagus cuniculus

sometimes nibbles on its leaves

eaten by

garden snail

Helix aspersa

may graze on its soft leaves

Rasgos

Floración

Las plantas con flores son cualquier planta que produce flores como parte de su ciclo reproductivo.

Floración de verano

Las plantas de floración de verano producen sus flores durante la temporada estival, a menudo aportando un color vibrante cuando muchas otras plantas ya han terminado de florecer.