The Piloselle and the legend of the falcon with the piercing gaze
A legend claims that a falcon feeds on mouse-ear juice in order to improve its eyesight. Hierakon , in which we guess the Latin name of the piloselle; Hieracium , was already the Greek name for several Chicoraceae, but it also contains Hierax , “falcon”. The pilosella has therefore been given the name of Hieracium , “without anyone seeing any explanation apart from popular legends “. A little history The choice of the falcon is perhaps not so trivial as we know how much this bird has a piercing sight. All this briefly linked us to Antiquity, but at that distant time, there is no question of the piloselle; it is not mentioned by any of the ancient ancient authors....
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