Hieracium robinsonii (Zahn) Fernald

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Asteraceae

  • Scientific Name

    Hieracium robinsonii (Zahn) Fernald

  • Description

    Species Description - Similar to no. 8 [Hieracium lachenalii C. C. Gmel.], but smaller, 1–3.5 dm; lf-blades to 8 × 2 cm; basal lvs persistent or deciduous; spreading hairs of the peduncles glandless, often few; heads solitary or few (to 10); invol bracts stellate and shortly hispid with blackish, glandless or gland-tipped hairs, gradually tapering to a very sharply pointed tip; achenes 3–5 mm. Ledges and rock- crevices along streams; n. N.H. to Nf. and Que. June–Sept.

  • Common Names

    northeastern hawkweed