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Chondrilla juncea

hogbite, rush skeletonweed, gum succory
Habit Rush-like, tap-rooted perennial, 3-15 dm. tall, with milky juice.
Leaves

Basal leaves in a rosette, pinnatifid, with backward-pointing segments, 5-13 cm. long and 1.5-3.5 cm. wide, often deciduous;

cauline leaves linear, scattered, 2-10 cm. long and 1-8 mm. wide, white-woolly.
Flowers

Heads scattered on branches;

flowers all ligulate and perfect, yellow, 7-15 in a head;

involucre cylindric, with a single row of sub-equal long bracts and a second row of short bracts;

pappus of numerous, white capillary bristles.
Fruits

Achenes several-ribbed, smooth below, with tiny, scaly projections above, terminated by soft, white bristles.

Chondrilla juncea
Flowering time July-September
Habitat Roadsides, fields, sagebrush desert, wastelots, and other disturbed, open areas at low to middle elevations.
Distribution
Occurring chiefly east of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana; also occurring in eastern North America.
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Origin Introduced from Eurasia
Conservation status Not of concern
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