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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Hieracium paniculatum
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hieracium paniculatum
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
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:
Panicled Hawkweed, Leafy 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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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JK Marlow jkm070903_020
September Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Hieracium paniculatum
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Hieracium paniculatum
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
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
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Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Habitat: Dry to mesic forests, especially along dirt roads, per Weakley's Flora
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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly alternate
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Absent
Ray flowers bisexual
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Black
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p372
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p286
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p309
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p358
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p176