Mouseear Hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum) (03/07/2022) Fulking Hill, Fulking, W Sussex. Told apart from other similar dandelion-like flowers by these long and many phyllaries covered in black hairs plus red-striped beneath outer florets. But its the leaves that really give it away.
Mouseear Hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum) (03/07/2022) Fulking Hill, Fulking, W Sussex. Flowers are a lemon yellow.
Mouseear Hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum) (29/06/2022) Fulking Hill, Fulking, W Sussex. Apart from the obvious ID feature of the leaves - these long and many phyllaries covered in black hairs plus red-striped beneath outer florets are also an ID feature.
Mouseear Hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum) (03/07/2022) Fulking Hill, Fulking, W Sussex. Can be individual...
Mouseear Hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum) (03/07/2022) Fulking Hill, Fulking, W Sussex. Or quite mat-forming.
Mouseear Hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum) (03/07/2022) Fulking Hill, Fulking, W Sussex.
Mouseear Hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum) (03/07/2022) Fulking Hill, Fulking, W Sussex. Leaves like "mouse-ears" both in shape and hairyness!
Mouseear Hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum) (03/07/2022) Fulking Hill, Fulking, W Sussex. They appear to be white edged, but that's because the underside is very silvery-downy.
Mouseear Hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum) (03/07/2022) Fulking Hill, Fulking, W Sussex. You can clearly see the silveryness of the undersides here. Leaves have long hairs.
Mouseear Hawkweed (Pilosella officinarum) (03/07/2022) Fulking Hill, Fulking, W Sussex. Pappus is a dirty-brown colour.