Hypochaeris sessiliflora

Chikku Chikku
(Hypochaeris sessiliflora)
Chikku Chikku or Cat's ear (Hypochaeris sessiliflora) on Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Genus: Hypochaeris
Species: H. sessiliflora
Binomial name
Hypochaeris sessiliflora
Kunth 1818
Synonyms[1]

Chikku Chikku (Hypochaeris sessiliflora) is a South American species of plants in the daisy family. It is a terrestrial herb of high Andean forest to high altitude páramo (2,500–4,500 m).[2]

Hypochaeris sessiliflora is a small plant rarely more than 13 cm tall. Flowers are usually yellow or white, rarely purple or orange. Each head contains about 25 ray flowers but no disc flowers.[3]

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