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Hieracium longiberbe

long-bearded hawkweed, longbeard hawkweed

Habit Plants 15–35(–60+) cm. Plants 25–50+ cm.
Stems

proximally piloso-hirsute (hairs 2–4+ mm), distally piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–4 mm) and stipitate-glandular.

proximally piloso-hirsute (hairs 2–8+ mm), sometimes glabrate, distally glabrous or piloso-hirsute (hairs 2–5+ mm).

Leaves

basal 3–8+, cauline 0(–1+);

blades spatulate to oblanceolate, 45–70(–160+) × 10–35 mm, lengths 3–5+ times widths, bases cuneate, margins entire, apices acute, faces piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–2+ mm) and stellate-pubescent.

basal 0(–3+), cauline 6–12+;

blades spatulate to oblanceolate, 25–80(–100+) × 8–15(–25+) mm, lengths 3–5 times widths, bases ± cuneate, margins usually entire, rarely denticulate, apices obtuse to acute, abaxial faces piloso-hirsute (hairs 2–5+ mm), adaxial usually piloso-hirsute at margins (hairs 2–5+ mm), rarely glabrous.

Peduncles

stellate-pubescent and stipitate-glandular.

usually stellate-pubescent, sometimes piloso-hirsute and/or stipitate-glandular as well, rarely glabrous.

Involucres

campanulate, 6–8 mm.

campanulate, 7–10 mm.

Florets

25–120+;

corollas orange (drying scarlet to purplish), 10–14+ mm.

12–24+;

corollas yellow, 7–12 mm.

Phyllaries

13–30+, apices acuminate, abaxial faces piloso-hirsute, stellate-pubescent, and stipitate-glandular.

12–15+, apices ± rounded, abaxial faces piloso-hirsute and stellate-pubescent.

Calyculi

bractlets 5–8+.

bractlets 9–13+.

Heads

3–7(–12+) in ± umbelliform arrays.

(3–)6–12+ in corymbiform arrays.

Cypselae

columnar, 1.2–1.5(–2) mm;

pappi of 25–30+, white bristles in 1 series, 3.5–4 mm.

columnar, ca. 3.5 mm;

pappi of 32–40+, white or stramineous bristles in ± 2 series, 5–6 mm.

Hieracium aurantiacum

Hieracium longiberbe

Phenology Flowering (May–)Jun–Aug(–Sep). Flowering Jul.
Habitat Disturbed sites (fields, lawns, roadsides), bogs, clays, sands Cliffs
Elevation 10–300(–1000+) m (0–1000(–3300+) ft) 30–100 m (100–300 ft)
Distribution
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AK; AR; CA; CO; CT; FL; GA; IA; ID; IL; IN; KY; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MT; NC; NH; NJ; NY; OH; OR; PA; RI; SD; TN; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY; AB; BC; MB; NB; NL; NS; ON; PE; QC; SK; SPM; Europe [Introduced in North America]
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OR; WA
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Discussion

Hieracium longiberbe is known only from along the Columbia River.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 19, p. 283. FNA vol. 19, p. 289.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Cichorieae > Hieracium Asteraceae > tribe Cichorieae > Hieracium
Sibling taxa
H. abscissum, H. albiflorum, H. alpinum, H. argutum, H. bolanderi, H. brevipilum, H. caespitosum, H. carneum, H. crepidispermum, H. fendleri, H. flagellare, H. greenei, H. gronovii, H. horridum, H. lactucella, H. longiberbe, H. longipilum, H. megacephalon, H. murorum, H. nudicaule, H. paniculatum, H. parryi, H. pilosella, H. piloselloides, H. pringlei, H. robinsonii, H. sabaudum, H. scabrum, H. schultzii, H. scouleri, H. traillii, H. triste, H. umbellatum, H. venosum, H. vulgatum
H. abscissum, H. albiflorum, H. alpinum, H. argutum, H. aurantiacum, H. bolanderi, H. brevipilum, H. caespitosum, H. carneum, H. crepidispermum, H. fendleri, H. flagellare, H. greenei, H. gronovii, H. horridum, H. lactucella, H. longipilum, H. megacephalon, H. murorum, H. nudicaule, H. paniculatum, H. parryi, H. pilosella, H. piloselloides, H. pringlei, H. robinsonii, H. sabaudum, H. scabrum, H. schultzii, H. scouleri, H. traillii, H. triste, H. umbellatum, H. venosum, H. vulgatum
Synonyms Pilosella aurantiaca
Name authority Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 801. (1753) Howell: Fl. N.W. Amer., 395. (1901)
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