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    Which plant named after a feline body part is often mistaken for a more familiar plant named after a feline body part?

    Question #57807. Asked by gmackematix. (Jun 19 05 7:04 AM)


    barker111

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    Jun 19 05, 8:31 AM
    SOTHC

    		The spotted cat's ear (Hypochaeris radicata) is often mistaken for the dandelion . (That is the closest I can get to feline for the second plant up to now)

    Jun 19 05, 8:42 AM
    SOTHC

    		Here is a picture of it http://www.naturewatchbaltic.org/tools/booklets/sanddune/foto/hypochaeris-radicata.jpg

    Jun 19 05, 8:44 AM
    gmackematix

    		Yay SM. The dandelion being, of course, named after the French "dent de lion" meaning lion's tooth.
    The cat's ear is also called the false dandelion and is similar right down to the changing into a flower full of airblown seeds and having milky sap.
    Unlike the dandelion, however, the cat's ear is all edible.
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/catsear

    Jun 19 05, 3:38 PM
    lanfranco

    		I was rather captivated by the "Pussytoes" (genus Antennaria), with this nice botanical illustration.

    There is also supposedly a woolly-headed plant in Australia (genus Anigozanthus), called the "Cat's Paw" or "Kangaroo Paw."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pussytoes

    Jun 19 05, 4:55 PM

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