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Hieracium longiberbe

long-bearded hawkweed, longbeard hawkweed

Parry's hawkweed, Scouler's woollyweed

Habit Plants 25–50+ cm. Plants 15–45+ cm.
Stems

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

proximally piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–3+ mm) and stipitate-glandular, distally piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–2+ mm) 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 (0–)3–5, cauline 2–3(–8);

blades lance-elliptic to lanceolate, 30–80(–100) × (3–)10–20(–30+) mm, lengths 3–8(–10+) times widths, bases cuneate, margins usually entire, sometimes denticulate, apices obtuse to acute, faces usually piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–3+ mm), sometimes glabrate.

Peduncles

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

densely stipitate-glandular.

Involucres

campanulate, 7–10 mm.

campanulate, 10–12 mm.

Florets

12–24+;

corollas yellow, 7–12 mm.

30–60+;

corollas yellow, 9–11 mm.

Phyllaries

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

13–21+, apices ± acuminate, abaxial faces stipitate-glandular.

Calyculi

bractlets 9–13+.

bractlets 7–9+.

Heads

(3–)6–12+ in corymbiform arrays.

(1–)3–12+ in corymbiform arrays.

Cypselae

columnar, ca. 3.5 mm;

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

columnar, 2.5–3 mm;

pappi of 50–60+, white bristles in ± 2 series, ca. 5 mm.

Hieracium longiberbe

Hieracium parryi

Phenology Flowering Jul. Flowering Jun–Jul.
Habitat Cliffs Openings in brush, grassy slopes, serpentines
Elevation 30–100 m (100–300 ft) 10–2000 m (0–6600 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
OR; WA
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CA; OR
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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. 289. FNA vol. 19, p. 290.
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. 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. longiberbe, H. longipilum, H. megacephalon, H. murorum, H. nudicaule, H. paniculatum, 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
Name authority Howell: Fl. N.W. Amer., 395. (1901) Zahn: in H. G. A. Engler, Pflanzenr. 79[IV,280]: 1128. (1922)
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