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New England hawkweed

Hieracium sabaudum

Also called Autumn Hawkweed, European Hawkweed, European King Devil, Sharp Toothed Hawkweed, Savoy Hawkweed, Exmoor Hawkweed, Yellow Glandular Hawkweed

New England hawkweed
Photo: la la means I love you, CC BY-SA 3.0

New England hawkweed is a perennial European wildflower with yellow daisy-like flowers that has spread as a weed in parts of North America. It is a hardy, undemanding plant that thrives in open, well-drained ground, and it is considered a noxious weed in Washington state.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Needs little water once established; avoid waterlogged soil.
Soil
Well-drained soil, including poor or sandy ground.
Temperature
Hardy to cold winters; suited to temperate climates.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Europe to Türkiye

About

Hieracium sabaudum, also known as New England hawkweed, European hawkweed or a Savoy hawkweed, is a European species of plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to Europe but has become naturalized in parts of North America. In Canada, it grows in British Columbia, Québec, and Nova Scotia. In the United States, it has been found in Washington state in the Northwest as well as Wisconsin and the Northeast (from Maine to Ohio). The species is considered a noxious weed in Washington state.

Where it grows

The plant can be found growing in the fields, roadsides and forests, and usually in well-drained soil.

Other Hieracium plants

Rusby's Hawkweed · White hawkweed · Alpine hawkweed · Sticky Hawkweed · Silver Hawkweed · Southern hawkweed · Attenborough's Hawkweed · Baker's Hawkweed · Hieracium bifidum · Bolander's hawkweed · Hieracium caesiomurorum · Hieracium caesium

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hieracium sabaudum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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