Seasonal Wild Flowers

Mouse-ear-hawkweed

Pilosella officinarum

Asteraceae

May to October

It is found throughout the country.

See the BSBI distribution map for Mouse-ear-hawkweed

It grows on short dry grassland on lime, heaths, dunes,

rocks and cliffs.

Mouse-ear-hawkweed is a native, stoloniferous herb,

growing up to 30cm.

Flowers are lemon-yellow, up to 3cm across and solitary.

Outer florets are red below.

Bracts and the upper stem are covered in glandular,

black hairs.

Leaves are in a basal rosette with conspicuous white hairs.

Rosettes are not obvious when the plants are crowded.

Rosettes of leaves appear at the end of the runners

(stolons).

Mouse-ear-hawkweed on limestone turf

Ray and disc florets

Bracts and stem with black hairs

Flower bud showing red outer florets

Leaves with stiff white hairs

Stolon

Rosette of leaves in less crowded site