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Hieracium canadense var. canadense
Hieracium canadense Michx. var. canadense
Canadian Hawkweed
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s): Hieracium columbianum, Hieracium kalmii var. canadense, Hieracium scabriusculum var. columbianum, Hieracium umbellatum var. canadense, Hieracium umbellatum var. scabriusculum
USDA Symbol: HICAC
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Leaf Shape: Elliptic , Lanceolate
Leaf Margin: Dentate , Entire
Leaf Base: Rounded , Truncate
Size Notes: Up to about 2 feet tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep
Distribution
USA: IA , ID , IL , MA , ME , MN , MT , ND , NE , NH , NY , SD , WA , WI , WYCanada: MB , NB , NL , NS , ON , PE , QC
Native Habitat: Disturbed sites, fields, roadsides, rocky slopes, openings in forests, prairies, thickets; 1950'–10,400'.
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Additional resources
USDA: Find Hieracium canadense var. canadense in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Hieracium canadense var. canadense in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Hieracium canadense var. canadense
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-06Research By: TWC Staff