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Spotted Hawkweed

Hieracium maculatum

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 72, February 53, March 83, April 130, May 188, June 205, July 219, August 188, September 138, October 103, November 56, December 44.
United States1,627
Alaska1,480
Canada921
Nova Scotia605
Quebec421
British Columbia142
Newfoundland and Labrador132
New Brunswick120
Maine95
Ontario52

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genushawkweeds · Hieracium

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