Hieracium villosum
Appearance
Hieracium villosum | |
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Flower of Hieracium villosum at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia | |
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Plants of Hieracium villosum at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Hieracium |
Species: | H. villosum
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Binomial name | |
Hieracium villosum Jacq.
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Hieracium villosum, the shaggy hawkweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
Description
[edit]Hieracium villosum can reach a height of 30–45 centimetres (12–18 in). This plant forms dense basal rosettes of silver-grey, simple, oblong to lanceolate, woolly leaves, about 4.5–8.5 centimetres (1.8–3.3 in) long. The many-stellate flowers are bright yellow, 4–5 centimetres (1.6–2.0 in) large, on white-hairy stems. They bloom from July to August.
Distribution
[edit]This species is native to France, Italy, Central Europe, the Balkan Peninsula, Romania and Russia.
Habitat
[edit]Hieracium villosum can be found in mountain areas in calcareous stony and grassy places, at elevation of 1,400–2,500 metres (4,600–8,200 ft) above sea level..
References
[edit]- Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003
- Biolib
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