Hieracium megacephalum
| Hieracium megacephalum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| (unranked): | Angiosperms | 
| (unranked): | Eudicots | 
| (unranked): | Asterids | 
| Order: | Asterales | 
| Family: | Asteraceae | 
| Genus: | Hieracium | 
| Species: | H. megacephalum | 
| Binomial name | |
| Hieracium megacephalum Nash 1895 | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
| Hieracium megacephalon Nash | |
Hieracium megacephalum, coastal plain hawkweed,[3] is a North American plant species in the dandelion tribe within the sunflower family. It grows only in the southeastern United States, in Georgia, Florida, and the Carolinas.[4]
Hieracium megacephalum is an herb up to 40 cm (16 in) tall, with leaves on the stem and also in a rosette at the bottom. Leaves are up to 120 mm (4.7 in) long, sometimes with teeth on the edges. One stalk can produce as many as 50 flower heads in a flat-topped array. Each head has 20–50 yellow ray flowers but no disc flowers.[5]
References
- ↑ Tropicos, Hieracium megacephalum Nash
- ↑ The Plant List, Hieracium megacephalum Nash
- ↑ "Hieracium megacephalon". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2004 county distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America, Hieracium megacephalon Nash, 1895.
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