Growth Habit:   Perennial, erect to 4 ft. tall.

Leaves:   Basal rosette leaves - sharply toothed, lance-shaped (dandelion like). Upper leaves - inconspicuous, narrow, smooth margins.

Stems:   Bottom 4 to 6 inches has numerous, red, downward bent coarse hairs. Stems smooth above, many branched.

Flowers:   Yellow, 3/4 inch wide, scattered on branches. 7 to 15 strap-shaped petals are flat across the end terminating with distinct lobes or teeth.

Roots:  Extensive and deep.

Seeds:   Pale brown to black, 1/8 inch long, several ribbed, smooth below with tiny scale projections above, temrianted by a long beak with numerous soft white bristles.

Other:   Introduced from Eurasia.

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