Urospermum picroides is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by various common names including prickly goldenfleece, scaly hawkbit, false hawkbit, and prickly cupped goat's beard. It is native to Eurasia and it is known as an introduced species in many other regions, including North and South America, Australia, and southern Africa. It grows as a common weed in disturbed habitat. In Crete and Turkey where it grows natively, it is used as a wild edible plant.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of False Hawkbit being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Urospermum
- Species
- Urospermum picroides
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