37. Hypochaeris L. (cat’s ear)
Contributed by
David J. Bogler and George Yatskievych
Fifty to 60 species,
most diverse in South America, but also native to Europe, Asia, Africa.
The generic name
has been spelled Hypochoeris in some of the older literature, based on
the inconsistent spellings adopted by Linnaeus in his various publications
(Harriman, 1980).