UW Burke Herbarium species comparison

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Hieracium scouleri

Hieracium flagellare

hound-tongue hawkweed, Scouler's hawkweed

whip hawkweed
Habit Perennial herbs with milky juice from a short rhizome with fibrous roots; stems 3-10 dm. tall; herbage bristly below and often glaucous above.
Leaves

Basal and lower cauline leaves 5-20 cm. long and 1-3.5 cm. wide, entire, the short petiole winged;

leaves reduced and becoming sessile upward.

Flowers

Achene terete, narrowed toward the base, ribbed.

Hieracium scouleri

Hieracium flagellare
Flowering time June-August May-September
Habitat Mostly dry places in open woods, from foothills to middle elevations in the mountains. Roadsides, dry meadows, railroads, and other disturbed, open areas at low elevations.
Distribution
Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Alberta, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah.
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Occurring west of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to Washington, east to Idaho; also in eastern North America.
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Origin Native Introduced from Europe
Conservation status Not of concern Not of concern
Sibling taxa
H. albiflorum, H. aurantiacum, H. caespitosum, H. flagellare, H. ×floribundum, H. glomeratum, H. lachenalii, H. longiberbe, H. maculatum, H. murorum, H. pilosella, H. piloselloides, H. sabaudum, H. ×stoloniflorum, H. triste, H. umbellatum
H. albiflorum, H. aurantiacum, H. caespitosum, H. ×floribundum, H. glomeratum, H. lachenalii, H. longiberbe, H. maculatum, H. murorum, H. pilosella, H. piloselloides, H. sabaudum, H. scouleri, H. ×stoloniflorum, H. triste, H. umbellatum
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