Picris hieracioides
Common name
oxtongue
Family
Asteraceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites
Conservation status
Not applicable
Flower colours
Yellow
Year naturalised
1897
Origin
Europe. In New Zealand this species was only collected once, within a school ground where it apparently failed to establish further
Reason For Introduction
Probably accidental
Life Cycle Comments
Perennial.
Reproduction
Exclusively by seed
Seed
Wind dispersed
Dispersal
Wind dispersed