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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: Perennial
Habit: 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: Yellow
Bloom Time: Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep

Distribution

USA: IA , ID , IL , MA , ME , MN , MT , ND , NE , NH , NY , SD , WA , WI , WY
Canada: 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 Plants
FNA: Find Hieracium canadense var. canadense in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Hieracium canadense var. canadense

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-01-06
Research By: TWC Staff

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