Meadow Hawkweed Wisconsin | Slide Mouse
Stems are erect and solitary with glandular simple and stellate hairs.
Meadow hawkweed wisconsin. The scientific name of meadow hawkweed is hieracium caespitosumdumort. Ak co id mt or tn wa wi and wy. Orange hawkweed reproduces and spreads through prolific seed production as well as vegetatively through stolons and rhizomes. Others may refer to orange hawkweed as devil s paintbrush grim the collier missionary weed orange paintbrush red daisy or tawny hawkweed.
These states reported this species to be invasive. Pilosella caespitosa synonym hieracium caespitosum commonly known as meadow hawkweed yellow hawkweed field hawkweed king devil yellow paintbrush devil s paintbrush yellow devil yellow fox and cubs and yellow king devil is like several other pilosella species and has a similar appearance to many of the hawkweeds. University of wisconsin stevens point freckmann herbarium hica10 related websites. Enter any portion of the scientific common name or both.
Us wildflower s database of wildflowers for wisconsin click on thumbnail for larger version of image scientific name for detail page. Meadow hawkweed may hybridize with other hawkweeds in the subgenus pilosella e g european hawkweed h. Classical name hierakion from ancient greek hierax a hawk. Summerton bog wisconsin state natural area 42 marquette county.
Under ideal conditions one plant can spread and infest an area 2 3 feet in diameter in its first year of. The roman naturalist pliny believed that hawks fed on this plant to strengthen their eyesight and thus it became the greek and latin name for this and similar plants called hawkweed. Il weeds of the north central states hipr idaho one plan. Upper leaf surface has long simple hairs.
Basal leaves are oblanceolate to spoon shaped and entire or minutely toothed. Lactucella and mouseear hawkweed h. Meadow hawkweed is a perennial herb with a short stout rhizome and long leafy stolons. While locally this is often known as indian paintbrush the first flower to be called such is a native north american flower found out west.