Tall hawkweed
Prepared by Jennifer L. D’Appollonio, Assistant Scientist, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469. February 2018.
Scientific name: Hieracium praealtum Vill. ex Gochnat
Common name(s): tall hawkweed, kingdevil
Links: USDA PLANTS Profile, Go Botany
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- note slight bloom on leaves
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- few hairs on upper leaf surface
Description:
– perennial
-leaves are
- simple
- alternate
- basal
- upper leaves are stellate hairy.
– may be confused with H. caespitosum, which has many hairs on the upper leaf surface; see left sidebar of Go Botany webpage
Habitat:
-disturbed sites
-meadows and fields
Sources:
Go Botany. “Hieracium Praealtum Vill. Ex Gochnat.” Hieracium Praealtum (Tall Hawkweed): Go Botany, 2021, gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/hieracium/praealtum/.