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Hieracium longiberbe

long-bearded hawkweed, longbeard hawkweed

alpine hawkweed

Habit Plants 25–50+ cm. Plants 10–15(–25+) cm.
Stems

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

proximally piloso-hirsute (hairs 3–5+ mm), stellate-pubescent, and stipitate-glandular, distally piloso-hirsute (hairs 3–5+ mm), stellate-pubescent, and stipitate-glandular.

Leaves

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.

basal 5–13+, cauline 0(–2+);

blades spatulate to elliptic or narrowly lanceolate, 20–80 × 6–20+ mm, lengths 2–8+ times widths, bases cuneate, margins usually entire, rarely dentate, apices rounded to acute, faces piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–3+ mm).

Peduncles

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

piloso-hirsute, stellate-pubescent, and stipitate-glandular.

Involucres

campanulate, 7–10 mm.

± hemispheric, 13–18 mm.

Florets

12–24+;

corollas yellow, 7–12 mm.

80–120+;

corollas yellow, 12–15 mm.

Phyllaries

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

13–21+, apices acute to acuminate, abaxial faces piloso-hirsute and stipitate-glandular.

Calyculi

bractlets 9–13+.

bractlets 5–8+.

Heads

(3–)6–12+ in corymbiform arrays.

borne singly or 2+ in corymbiform arrays.

Cypselae

columnar, ca. 3.5 mm;

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

columnar, 3.5–4 mm;

pappi of 40–60+, stramineous bristles in ± 2 series, 6–7 mm.

Hieracium longiberbe

Hieracium alpinum

Phenology Flowering Jul. Flowering Jul(–Sep).
Habitat Cliffs Calcareous stream banks
Elevation 30–100 m (100–300 ft) 0–10+ m (0–0+ ft)
Distribution
from FNA
OR; WA
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from USDA
Greenland; Europe
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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.)

The type of Hieracium trigonophorum Oskarsson is probably conspecific with that of H. alpinum.

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

Source FNA vol. 19, p. 289. FNA vol. 19, p. 291.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Cichorieae > Hieracium Asteraceae > tribe Cichorieae > Hieracium
Sibling taxa
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
H. abscissum, H. albiflorum, 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. 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
Synonyms H. angmagssalikense
Name authority Howell: Fl. N.W. Amer., 395. (1901) Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 800. (1753)
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