Asteraceae
Hawkweed
Hieracium prenanthoides
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Hieracium
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Common names
By language (4)
- Czech
- Jestřábník věsenkovitý
- English
- Hawkweed
- German
- Hasenlattich-Habichtskraut
- Polish
- Jastrzębiec przenętowaty
Synonyms
- Geracium prenanthoides (Vill.) Rchb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Greenland: native
Photos

Photo: Neuchâtel Herbarium, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: mravelarde, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Vojtěch Zavadil, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: math55, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Robert Flogaus-Faust, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Bernard Denozi, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Francois Mansour, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: malardo2416, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Len Worthington, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.