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hairy hawkweed, longbeard hawkweed

Habit Plants 30–75(–200) cm. Plants 25–45(–100) cm.
Stems

proximally piloso-hirsute (hairs 6–15+ mm), distally piloso-hirsute (hairs 3–10+ mm), sometimes stellate-pubescent as well.

proximally piloso-hirsute (hairs 3–6+ mm), distally piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–2+ mm) and stellate-pubescent.

Leaves

basal 3–8+, cauline (3–)6–12+;

blades oblanceolate, 45–80(–250+) × 12–30(–40+) mm, lengths 4–7+ times widths, bases cuneate, margins entire, apices rounded to acute, faces piloso-hirsute (hairs 3–8+ mm).

basal 2–8+, cauline (0–)3–4+;

blades elliptic to oblanceolate, 30–85 × 16–35 mm, lengths 2.5–5+ times widths, bases cuneate (basal) or clasping (cauline), margins entire or denticulate, apices obtuse to acute, faces piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–2+ mm).

Peduncles

stellate-pubescent and stipitate-glandular, sometimes piloso-hirsute as well.

stellate-pubescent.

Involucres

campanulate, 6–8(–10) mm.

campanulate, 7–9+ mm.

Florets

30–40(–60);

corollas yellow, ca. 7 mm.

25–40;

corollas whitish to pale yellow, 8–9 mm.

Phyllaries

12–21+, apices acuminate, abaxial faces stellate-pubescent and stipitate-glandular.

13–18+, apices ± rounded to acute, abaxial faces stellate-pubescent.

Calyculi

bractlets 9–13+.

bractlets 9–12+.

Heads

10–20+ in paniculiform to nearly racemiform arrays.

8–12(–25+) in ± paniculiform arrays.

Cypselae

urceolate, 3–4+ mm;

pappi of 35–40+, stramineous to sordid bristles in 2+ series, 5.5–6.5 mm.

urceolate, 3.5–4.5 mm;

pappi of 45–60+, white or stramineous bristles in 2+ series, 5–5.5+ mm.

Hieracium longipilum

Hieracium crepidispermum

Phenology Flowering Jul–Sep. Flowering Sep.
Habitat Fields, prairies, roadsides Springy sites, along streams
Elevation 100–400 m (300–1300 ft) 2200–2500 m (7200–8200 ft)
Distribution
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AR; IA; IL; IN; KS; KY; LA; MI; MN; MO; NE; OH; OK; TN; TX; WI; ON
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AZ; NM; Mexico
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Discussion

Hieracium longipilum may be no longer present in Quebec.

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

Source FNA vol. 19, p. 285. FNA vol. 19, p. 286.
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. longiberbe, 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. 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. lemmonii
Name authority Torrey ex Hooker: Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 298. (1833) Fries: Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 14: 146. (1848)
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