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Asteraceae

Hawkweed oxtongue

Picris hieracioides Sm.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Picris

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Hawkweed oxtongue: Gewöhnliches Bitterkraut ( Picris hieracioides ) bei Neulußheim
Photo: AnRo0002, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (26)
Arabic
مرير صقري
arz
مرير صقرى
Asturian
Yerba pegona
Belarusian
Гарлюха ястрабінкавая, Гарчак жоўты ястрабковы
Bulgarian
Рунянковидно горчивче
Catalan
Parraca
Chinese
毛连菜, 毛連菜, 兴安毛连菜花, 毛柴胡
Czech
Hořčík jestřábníkovitý
Dutch
Echt bitterkruid, Helmintia echioides, Ossetong-havikskruid
English
Hawkweed oxtongue
Estonian
Kare mõrkjas
Finnish
Keltanokitkerö
French
Picride fausse épervière
German
Gewöhnliches Bitterkraut, Habichtskraut-Bitterkraut, Habichtskrautähnliches Bitterkraut
Hungarian
Közönséges keserűgyökér
Irish
Teanga bhó
Italian
Aspraggine comune
Japanese
コウゾリナ
Lithuanian
Paprastasis kartylis
Norwegian Bokmål
Beiskeblom
Polish
Goryczel jastrzębcowaty
Russian
Горлюха ястребинковая, Горлюха твёрдая, Горлюха ястребинковидная, Горлюха ястребинколистная, Горчак жёлтый, Горчак ястребинковый
Slovak
Horčík jastrabníkovitý
Spanish
Helminthie fausse-eperviere
Swedish
Bitterfibbla
Welsh
Tafod y llew

Synonyms

  • Picris hieracioides f. hieracioides

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Biennial, Perennial
In the US and Canada
Alaska: native, Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Lower 48 states: native

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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.