Common Catsear
Botanical name: Hypochoeris radicata
Family: Daisy (Asteraceae)
Collectability: plentiful, common, widespread, weed
Main benefit
Source of vitamins and minerals
Use - overview
Features and Identification
Habitat
Type: dry grassy areas
Distribution: throughout northern hemisphere
General
Growth type: herb
Cycle: perennial
Height: up to 30cm or more
Other: slightly branched
Leaf
Shape: long
Texture: hairy
Arrangement: basal rosette
Edge: broadly toothed, rounded lobes
Other:
Flower
Arrangement: solitary on branched stems
Colour:
Type: dry grassy areas
Distribution: throughout northern hemisphere
General
Growth type: herb
Cycle: perennial
Height: up to 30cm or more
Other: slightly branched
LeafShape: long
Texture: hairy
Arrangement: basal rosette
Edge: broadly toothed, rounded lobes
Other:
FlowerArrangement: solitary on branched stems
Colour:
When Available?
March to September - best March and April May to September
Culinary Use
Flavour
Rating and Description:
mild, coarse
How to Consume
young raw
Used as ...
food
Rating and Description:
mild, coarseHow to Consume
young rawUsed as ...
food
Medicinal Use
Action:
pectoral
pectoral
Key
Plant parts:
leaf
stem or trunk
sap
root, bulb, tuber and other below ground parts
flower
fruit
seed
Use:
culinary use
medicinal use
household use
Other:
caution
leaf stem or trunk sap root, bulb, tuber and other below ground parts flower fruit seedUse:
culinary use medicinal use household useOther:
caution
Glossary
Glossary of Medicinal Terms and Nutritive Substances
- pectoral: treats chest and lung complaints
