Biology:Hieracium lactucella

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Hieracium lactucella
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Hieracium
Species:
H. lactucella
Binomial name
Hieracium lactucella
Wallr. 1822
Synonyms[1]

Hieracium lactucella (also called European hawkweed) is a species of perennial plant from the Asteraceae family, found in Europe, New York (United States) and Nova Scotia (Canada).[2] 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.[3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q16983174 entry