Rough hawkweed
Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. Updated April 2019.
Scientific name: Hieracium scabrum Michx.
Common name(s): rough hawkweed, sticky hawkweed,
Links: USDA PLANTS Profile , NPIN Profile
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- in crop field
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- flowering, mid-August
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- leaf detail
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- mid-August
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- leaves are hairy above and below
Description:
– perennial
-leaves are
- simple
- alternate
- widely elliptical near the bottom
Habitat:
-disturbed sites
-meadows and fields
-woodlands
Natural History:
-The Rappahannock indians used rough hawkweed as an antidiarrheal
Sources:
Go Botany. “Hieracium Scabrum Michx.” Hieracium Scabrum (Rough Hawkweed): Go Botany, 2021, gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/hieracium/scabrum/.