Hieracium pratense Tausch
Hieracium caespitosum Dumort. Field hawkweed, yellow hawkweed, meadow hawkweed, king devil, yellow paintbrush, devil’s paintbrush, yellow devil, yellow fox-and-cubs, yellow king-devil
Meadow hawkweed is a European native, apparently introduced to the United States in 1828 as an ornamental plant. It escaped and is now widespread. Plants: Plants consist of a basal rosette with 3-8 or more leaves, and many tall, thin relatively bare flower stems 10-36" (25-91 cm) high. Stems, leaves, and stolons exude a milky latex when cut. Stems have dense hairs ¹/₃₂-⅛" (1-4 mm) long, softer toward the bottom, stiffer toward the top. Leaves: The basal leaves are 2-10" (5-25 cm) long and ½-1¼" (1.3-3.2 cm) wide. They are variable in appearance, oblong lanceolate to elliptic in shape, with blunt or pointed tips, sometimes toothed. Flowers: Each stem is topped with a flat-topped or umbrella-shaped cluster of 5-30 yellow flowers. Flowers appear from May to August, and are ½-1" (1.3-2.5 cm) across. Fruits: Shiny, black, and plumed: equipped with individual feathery awns or bristles that depend on the wind to carry them to new locations. Online References:
Hieracium caespitosum at Minnesota Wildflowers Hieracium caespitosum on the Connecticut Botanical Society's Connecticut wildflowers site Hieracium caespitosum on plants.ces.ncsu.edu Hieracium caespitosum on the USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database Hieracium caespitosum on eFloras 5/24/2012 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts 5/24/2012 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts 6/3/2018 · Mt. Watatic, Ashby, Massachusetts 8/27/2021 · Hackett and Minot Trails, Harpswell, Maine 8/20/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Massachusetts 8/27/2021 · Hackett and Minot Trails, Harpswell, Maine 6/22/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Massachusetts 6/21/2017 · Pearl Hill State Park, Townsend, Massachusetts 6/3/2018 · Mt. Watatic, Ashby, Massachusetts 5/22/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts 6/1/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts 6/3/2018 · Mt. Watatic, Ashby, Massachusetts Hieracium pratense Tausch
Hieracium caespitosum description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 6 Sep 2021. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
6/3/2018 · Mt. Watatic, Ashby, Massachusetts 6/1/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts 6/21/2017 · Pearl Hill State Park, Townsend, Massachusetts 5/24/2012 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts 6/2/2010 · J. Harry Rich State Forest, Groton, Massachusetts 9/19/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine 8/27/2021 · Hackett and Minot Trails, Harpswell, Maine 6/5/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts 6/21/2017 · Pearl Hill State Park, Townsend, Massachusetts 6/3/2018 · Mt. Watatic, Ashby 6/1/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts 5/24/2012 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Groton Center, Groton, Massachusetts 8/20/2010 · Nashua River Rail Trail, Ayer, Massachusetts 9/19/2009 · Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor, Maine Range:
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