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The Wildflowers

Rough Hawkweed

Hieracium scabrum

Tennessee has listed this plant as 'threatened'

From Nearctica

Identification: Flowers yellow, arranged in a cluster at the top of the stem. Leaves ovate, hairy, with a smooth outer margin, and found along the entire plant stem, becoming smaller from bottom to top. Some leaves near the top engulf the base of a flower branch. Stem hairy, sometimes tinged with red. Plant 1 to 5 feet in height.

Distribution: Eeastern Canada and southward through most of the eastern United States to Georgia and Oklahoma.

Habitat: Rough Hawkweed in found in forests, along the margins of forests, and clearings.

Flowering period: June to September.

Similar Species: The rough, hairy leaves with a smooth outer margin and covering the entire stem will distinguish this species from others in the genus.