OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Mouse-ear Hawkweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Pilosella officinarum   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Hieracium pilosella var. pilosella   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hieracium pilosella 179-10-001   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

 

Habitat: Pastures, roadsides, disturbed areas

Uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Non-native: Europe

 


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camera icon Common Name: Whiplash Hawkweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Pilosella flagellaris   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hieracium ×flagellare var. flagellare   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

 

Habitat: Roadsides

Non-native: Europe

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Orange Hawkweed, Devil's Paintbrush, Orange King-devil

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Pilosella aurantiaca   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hieracium aurantiacum   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hieracium aurantiacum 179-10-002   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

 

Habitat: Pastures, roadsides

Waif(s)

Non-native: Europe

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Field Hawkweed, Yellow King-devil, Meadow Hawkweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Pilosella caespitosa   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hieracium caespitosum   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

(?) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hieracium pratense 179-10-003   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

 

Habitat: Pastures, fields, roadsides, grassy balds

Common

Non-native: Europe

 


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speaker icon Common Name: Glaucous King-devil, Smooth Hawkweed, Tall Hawkweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Pilosella piloselloides   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Hieracium piloselloides   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

(?) Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hieracium florentinum 179-10-004   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

 

Habitat: Fields, pastures, roadsides

Uncommon in NC, rare in GA & SC

Non-native: Europe

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Rattlesnake Hawkweed, Rattlesnake Weed, Veiny Hawkweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hieracium venosum   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hieracium venosum   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hieracium venosum 179-10-005   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

 

Habitat: Dry forests, woodland margins, roadsides

Common (uncommon in Carolina Coastal Plain) (rare in GA Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Leafy Hawkweed, Panicled Hawkweed, Allegheny Hawkweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hieracium paniculatum   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hieracium paniculatum   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hieracium paniculatum 179-10-006   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

 

Habitat: Dry to mesic forests, especially along dirt roads

Common in Carolina Mountains, uncommon in GA Mountains & NC Piedmont (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon Common Name: Maryland Hawkweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hieracium marianum   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hieracium marianum   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hieracium ×marianum 179-10-007   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

 

Habitat: Dry forests, woodland margins, roadsides

Common (uncommon in GA Mountains, rare in GA Coastal Plain)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: Hairy Hawkweed, Beaked Hawkweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hieracium gronovii   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Hieracium gronovii   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hieracium gronovii 179-10-008   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

 

Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, dry forests and woodlands, woodland margins, roadsides

Common

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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Common Name: Rough Hawkweed

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Hieracium scabrum   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Hieracium scabrum var. scabrum   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Hieracium scabrum 179-10-009   FAMILY: Asteraceae_

 

Habitat: Dry forests, woodland margins, roadsides

Common in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

 


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"Identification keys are a tool, but not an infallible one, and it is therefore critical to confirm your identifications. It is easy to make the dangerous assumption that 'it keys to it, so it must be it'." — Alan S. Weakley in Flora of the Southeastern US (2023)