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Hieracium piloselloides

Pilosella piloselloides

Also called King Devil, King Devil Hawkweed, Tall Hawkweed, Glaucous King Devil, Hipi, Smooth Hawkweed

Hieracium piloselloides
Photo: Johann Georg Sturm (Painter: Jacob Sturm), Public domain
Family
Asteraceae (Daisy family)
Grows as
Perennial
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
Europe to Iran
Climate
temperate

About

Hieracium piloselloides is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name tall hawkweed. It is native to Europe and it is present in North America as an introduced species and a common weed.

This is a perennial herb producing erect stems which may exceed one meter in height from a rhizome and root network. The leaves are variable in size and shape. The inflorescence is made up of flower heads containing yellow flowers.

Other Pilosella plants

Fox And Cubs · Yellow Fox And Cubs · Pilosella echioides · Flagellate Hawkweed · Yellow Devil Hawkweed · Lettuce Hawkweed · Pilosella levieri · Mouse Ear Hawkweed · Pilosella onegensis · Pilosella praealta · Pilosella schultesii · Hawkweeds

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hieracium piloselloides 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.

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