Hypochaeris sessiliflora

Hypochaeris sessiliflora
Chikku chikku or cat's ear (Hypochaeris sessiliflora) on Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Hypochaeris
Species:
H. sessiliflora
Binomial name
Hypochaeris sessiliflora
Kunth 1818
Synonyms
Synonymy
  • Achyrophorus albiflorus Sch.Bip.
  • Achyrophorus barbatus Sch.Bip.
  • Achyrophorus humboldtii Sch.Bip.
  • Achyrophorus quitensis Sch.Bip.
  • Achyrophorus sessiliflorus (Kunth) DC.
  • Achyrophorus sonchoides (Kunth) DC.
  • Hypochaeris barbata (Sch.Bip.) Reiche
  • Hypochaeris sonchoides] Kunth
  • Hypochaeris stuebelii Hieron.
  • Oreophila sessiliflora (Kunth) D.Don
  • Scorzonera quitensis Humb. ex Sch.Bip.
  • Scorzonera sessilis] Humb. ex Sch.Bip.
  • Werneria glandulosa Kunth

Hypochaeris sessiliflora, the chikku chikku, is a South American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is a terrestrial herb of high Andean forest to high altitude páramo (2,500–4,500 m).

Hypochaeris sessiliflora is a small plant rarely more than 13 cm tall. Flowers are usually yellow or white, rarely purple or orange. Each head contains about 25 ray flowers but no disc flowers.

Distribution
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