Pilosella officinarum - Mouse-ear Hawkweed - (Asteraceae)

This hawkweed is common and widespread throughout the UK and Ireland.

There are very many species of hawkweeds. The spindly plant shown here, mouse-ear hawkweed, gets its name from the hairy oval leaves at the base of the plant.

Mouse-ear Hawkweed

On roadside verges and grassy banks, these flowers are seen from May to October but are at their best in mid summer.

Fox-and-cubs an orange hawkweed, is also abundant in the UK, and can create a spectacular roadside display in high summer.

The picture on this page was taken in August.