HYPCHÆRIS, HAWK'S-EYE, in botany: A genus of the polygamia æqualis order, belonging to the syngenesia class of plants; and in the natural method ranking under the 49th order, Compositeæ. The receptacle is paleaceous; the calyx a little imbricated; the pappus glumy. There are four species; none of which have any remarkable property, except the maculata, or spotted hawk's-eye. It is a native of Britain, and grows on high grounds. The leaves are oblong, egg-shaped, and toothed; the stem almost naked, generally with a single branch; the blossoms yellow, opening at
Hypochondria—fix in the morning, and closing at four in the afternoon. The leaves are boiled and eaten like cabbage. Hypochondrium—Horses are fond of this plant when green, but not when dry. Cows, goats, and swine eat it; sheep are not fond of it.