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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hieracium paniculatum
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
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The leafy stem and lack of basal leaves of H. paniculatum readily distinguish it from our other species of Hieracium. In fact, it often puzzles the inexperienced botanist, who may overlook the possibility that this plant is a Hieracium! The milky sap and obscure teeth on the leaves are good corroborative characters, per Weakley's Flora (2022)
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hieracium paniculatum
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Hieracium paniculatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-10-006:
Hieracium paniculatum FAMILY Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hieracium paniculatum
COMMON NAME:
Leafy Hawkweed, Panicled Hawkweed, Allegheny Hawkweed
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_hipa2_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm100730_279
July Jackson County NC
Balsam Mountain Preserve
Plant 0.4-1.0m tall, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm060814_004
August Greenville County SC
Jones Gap State Park
The stem is leafy to the inflorescence and leaves are mostly smooth, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm080810_006
August Greenville County SC
Jones Gap State Park
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JK Marlow jkm120825_982
August Greenville County SC
Jones Gap State Park
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JK Marlow jkm120825_984
August Greenville County SC
Jones Gap State Park
Leaves elliptic, base cuneate to attenuate. Basal leaves few or absent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm120830_177
August Henderson County NC
Holmes Educational Forest
The milky sap & obscure teeth on the leaves are good corroborative characters, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm120830_179
August Henderson County NC
Holmes Educational Forest
The flowers heads are small (1/2" wide or less), per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm120830_194
August Henderson County NC
Holmes Educational Forest
Pappus yellowish to tan, 3-4mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm160827_686
August Henderson County NC
Bearwallow Mountain
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JK Marlow jkm160827_686b
August Henderson County NC
Bearwallow Mountain
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JK Marlow jkm0509j_20
September Transylvania County NC
Silver Run Preserve
Inflorescence a diffuse panicle of many-headed corymbs, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm070903_020
September Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Hieracium paniculatum
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hieracium paniculatum
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Hieracium paniculatum
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-10-006:
Hieracium paniculatum
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Hieracium paniculatum
691
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Dry to mesic forests, especially along dirt roads, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Carolina Mountains, uncommon in GA Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Absent
Inferior ovary
Ray flowers bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Black
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p372
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p286
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p091
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p309
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p358
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p176
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