Smooth Cat S Ear Plant. The cat’s ear plant is considered a noxious weed in pastures and lawns. It has been naturalized in the wild.
Known hazards of hypochoeris glabra: Grassy fields, derelict arable land, heaths, fixed dunes etc on sandy soils. Smooth cat's ear hypochaeris glabra, a dicot, is an annual herb that is not native to california;
Observation search (3717 records) plant characteristics.
Glabra prefers a sunny, warm and exposed situation, and is relatively intolerant of competition, for instance, in open communities on sand dunes, with jasione montana and occasionally corynephorus. It has become widespread in africa, southern and southeastern asia, australia, and parts of the. Annual herb to 90 cm high. It tends to grow best in sandy or gravelly soil and in disturbed areas, but it will also pop up in lawns, pastures, and golf courses.