Hieracium alpinum

Hieracium alpinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Hieracium
Species: H. alpinum
Binomial name
Hieracium alpinum
L. 1753
Synonyms
  • Hieracium angmagssalikense Omang
  • Hieracium crispum Elfstr.
  • Hieracium pumilum Hoppe ex Willd.
  • Hieracium augusti-bayeri (Zlatník) Chrtek f.
  • Hieracium gymnogenum (Zahn) Üksip
  • Hieracium tubulosum (Tausch) Tausch

Hieracium alpinum or alpine hawkweed is a Eurasian plant species in the dandelion tribe within the sunflower family. It is native to Europe,[1] and has also been found in Greenland.[2]

Hieracium alpinum is an herb up to 25 cm (9.8 in) tall, with leaves mostly in a rosette at the bottom. Leaves are lance-shaped, up to 8 cm (3.1 in) long. One stalk will usually produce only one flower head, though occasionally 2 or 3. Each head has 80-120 yellow ray flowers but no disc flowers.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, Sparviere alpino, Hieracium alpinum L. includes photos, drawings, and European distribution map
  2. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
  3. ↑ Flora of North America, Hieracium alpinum Linnaeus, 1753.
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