Oxtongue

21/06/2026

Picris echioides

Oxtongue (Picris echioides) a tall (up to 1 m) bristly leaved annual or biennial with yellow dandelion like flowers. Prolific in the lower North Island and Hawkes Bay and more occasionally found elsewhere in New Zealand. Commonly found in arable land, pastures and roadsides.
Oxtongue