Hieracium scouleri |
Hieracium maculatum |
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hound-tongue hawkweed, Scouler's hawkweed |
mottled hawkweed |
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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. |
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Flowers | Achene terete, narrowed toward the base, ribbed. |
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Hieracium scouleri |
Hieracium maculatum |
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Flowering time | June-August | June-August |
Habitat | Mostly dry places in open woods, from foothills to middle elevations in the mountains. | Lawns, railroads, wastelots, and other disturbed 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 lowland western Washington; southwestern British Columbia to western Washington. |
Origin | Native | Introduced from Europe |
Conservation status | Not of concern | Not of concern |
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