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Narrowleaf hawkweed

Hieracium umbellatum

Also called Hawkweed, Umbellate Hawkweed, Narrow Leaf Hawkweed, Northern Hawkweed, Narrow Leaved Hawkweed, Canadian Hawkweed, Kalm's Hawkweed

Narrowleaf hawkweed
Photo: D. Gordon E. Robertson, CC BY-SA 3.0

Narrowleaf hawkweed is a perennial wildflower in the daisy family with narrow, toothed leaves and yellow flowers, native to temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere. It is a tough, adaptable plant that tolerates a range of conditions.

Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water during dry spells until established, then needs little extra watering.
Soil
Well-drained soil, tolerates poor and sandy soils.
Temperature
Hardy in cold winters; protect young plants from extreme heat and drought.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Temp. Northern Hemisphere
Climate
temperate

About

Hieracium umbellatum (commonly called Hieracium canadense), the Canadian hawkweed, Canada hawkweed, narrowleaf hawkweed, or northern hawkweed, is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.

Where it grows

It is native to most of the temperate parts of the Northern Hemisphere.

Other Hieracium plants

Common hawkweed · Hawkweed

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hieracium umbellatum 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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