Scorzoneroides autumnalis (L.) Moench
autumn hawkbit (fall dandelion)
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
autumn hawkbit (fall dandelion)
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Map
Distribution of Scorzoneroides autumnalis
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Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a fibrous root and a short, woody stem-base; stems erect, solitary to several, usually branched above, glabrous except sometimes woolly-hairy in the inflorescence, 10-80 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves oblanceolate, 4-35 cm long, 5-40 mm wide, glabrous or stiff-hairy with simple hairs, deeply and distinctly lobed to occasionally entire; stem leaves with minute, scaly bracts.
Flowers:
Heads with strap-shaped flowers, terminal in a several-headed inflorescence; involucres 7-13 mm tall; involucral bracts linear-lanceolate, graduated; ray flowers yellow.
Fruits:
Achenes spindle-shaped, not beaked, weakly-nerved, 4-7.5 mm long; pappus of feathery bristles with dry scales at the base.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Scorzoneroides autumnalis
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
610 | 410 | 810 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
30 | 0 | 60 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
274 | 275 | 275 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 2 | 4 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
2 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
BG | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
BG(1), SBS(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Dry to mesic roadsides, pastures and disturbed sites in the lowland, steppe and montane zones; frequent in extreme S BC; introduced from Eurasia.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Leontodon autumnalis L.