Lesser Hawkbit Leontodon saxatilis Crág phortáin bheag Family: Asteraceae Flowering time: May - September. Perennial. Native. Solitary yellow flowers, outer ligules greyish. Flower stems unbranched, more/less hairy at base, without bracts. Leaves in basal rosette, more/less hairy, more/less wavy-toothed. Forked hairs. Height: 15-40cm. Very variable. Frequent. Dry grasslands, sand dunes, roadsides. Similar: Rough Hawkbit (L. hispidus)

    



Photographs above: Lesser Hawkbit. Ardmore, Co.Waterford. May 2008