Biology:Hieracium sabaudum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Hieracium sabaudum
Hieracium sabaudum flower head.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Hieracium
Species:
H. sabaudum
Binomial name
Hieracium sabaudum
Synonyms[1]

Hieracium sabaudum, also known as New England hawkweed, European hawkweed or a Savoy hawkweed,[2] is a European species of plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to Europe but has become naturalized in parts of North America. In Canada, it grows in British Columbia, Québec, and Nova Scotia. In the United States, it has been found in Washington (state) in the Northwest as well as Wisconsin and the Northeast (from Maine to Ohio). The species is considered a noxious weed in Washington (state) .[2]

Habitat and distribution

The plant can be found growing in the fields, roadsides and forests, and usually in well-drained soil.[2]

Common names

English: New England hawkweed, European king devil

French: épervíère de Savoie[3]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q276342 entry