meadow hawkweed |
|
| Asterales > Asteraceae > Hieracium caespitosum Dumort.
|
| Synonym(s): yellow hawkweed |
| Meadow hawkweed is a perennial plant in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). It grows from 1-3 ft. (0.3-0.9 m) tall and produces a milky sap when crushed. Leaves are mostly basal, lance shaped, hairy, 2-10 in. (5.1-25.4 cm) long and 1 in. (2.5 cm) wide. Flowers are yellow, dandelion-like, and develop in summer to fall. Meadow hawkweed is native to Europe and occurs in fields, roadsides and sparse woodlands. It was first found in the United States in Washington in 1969. |
Selected Images
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
| Number: | 5307056 |
| Description: | Diagram or Graphic; Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 333. |
| Photographer: | USDA PLANTS Database, USDA NRCS PLANTS Database |
| | Additional Resolutions and Image Usage |
|
| |
External Links
Invasive Reference(s)
Subject Reference(s)
- USDA, NRCS. 2001. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.1, National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. -
http://plants.usda.gov/
|
|
