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Hieracium gracile var. gracile

Hieracium gracile Hook. var. gracile

Slender Hawkweed

Asteraceae (Aster Family)

Synonym(s): Chlorocrepis tristis ssp. gracilis, Hieracium gracile var. densifloccosum, Hieracium triste ssp. gracile, Hieracium triste var. gracile

USDA Symbol: HIGRG

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N)

 

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Size Notes: Up to about 16 inches tall.
Flower: Ligulate (strap-shaped) florets.
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: AK , CA , CO , ID , MT , NM , OR , UT , WA , WY

Web Reference

Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Hieracium gracile var. gracile in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Hieracium gracile var. gracile in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Hieracium gracile var. gracile

Metadata

Record Modified: 2019-03-29
Research By: CBR

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