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Pilosella lactucella
Also called Glaucous Fox And Cubs, Pale Hawkweed, European Hawkweed
Pilosella lactucella (synonym Hieracium lactucella, also called European hawkweed) is a species of perennial plant from the family Asteraceae, found in Europe, New York (United States) and Nova Scotia (Canada). It is 9–20 centimetres (3.5–7.9 in) in height, with stems from 1–2 millimetres (0.039–0.079 in) wide. The leaves are spatula shaped and 5–8 centimetres (2.0–3.1 in) wide. The flowers bloom from May to July, the heads of which are 2–5 centimetres (0.79–1.97 in) tall. It was once described by Carl Linnaeus as Hieracium auricula and Pilosella auricula, but was recategorized by A. E. Roland and M. Zinck in 1998.
Fox And Cubs · Yellow Fox And Cubs · Pilosella echioides · Flagellate Hawkweed · Yellow Devil Hawkweed · Pilosella levieri · Mouse Ear Hawkweed · Pilosella onegensis · Hieracium piloselloides · Pilosella praealta · Pilosella schultesii · Hawkweeds
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Pilosella lactucella by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
