Asteraceae
Common hawkweed
Hieracium lachenalii
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Hieracium
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Common hawkweed
Synonyms
- Hieracium amitsokense (Almq.) Dahlst. ex Omang
- Hieracium dovrense var. amitsokense Almq.
- Hieracium plicatum subsp. amitsokense (Almq.) Zahn
- Hieracium scholanderi Omang
- Hieracium sylowii Omang
- Hieracium vulgatum subsp. lachenalii (Suter) Zahn
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos

Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Lazaregagnidze, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Enrico Blasutto, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stefan.lefnaer, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.