False Hawkbit
Common name
False Hawkbit
Scientific Name
Urospermum picroides
Type of plant
Daisies & Thistles (Family Asteraceae)
About this weed
Another annual native of the Mediterranean Reion, this member of the Daisy (Asteraceae) family is often found in moist, disturbed bushland. It has a distinctive urn shaped flower head and bears bright yellow flowers during spring and early summer.
Description
This annual has slightly rough, hollow stems and grows to about 1.2 m high. When the urn shaped yellow flowers are picked the stem exudes a milky latex.
Impact on Bushland
If established can impact native plant communities.
Location
Found in various places in the Eremaean and South-West Provinces. False Hawkbit prefers sandy soils, often over limestone or granite. It is a weed of moist situations, along watercourses, coastal inlets & roadsides.
Priority for removal
Medium: if established can impact native plant communities.
Management (hand)
Not available.
Management (herbicide)
Not available.
Flowering month/s
August, September, October, November, December
Flower colour/s
Yellow
Information source
https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/8254
Additional information
https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/weeds/swanweeds/
Hussey, B.M.J., Keighery, G.J., Dodd, J., Lloyd, S.G. and Cousens, R.D. (2007) Western weeds. A guide to the weeds of Western Australia, Second Edition, The Weeds Society of Western Australia, Victoria Park, Western Australia.
