Hieracium alpinum, the alpine hawkweed, is a Eurasian plant species in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to Europe,[1] and has also been found in Greenland.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Hieracium |
| Species: | H. alpinum
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| Hieracium alpinum L. 1753
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Hieracium alpinum is an herb up to 25 cm (9.8 in) tall, with leaves mostly in a rosette at the bottom. Leaves are lance-shaped, up to 8 cm (3.1 in) long. One stalk will usually produce only one flower head, though occasionally 2 or 3. Each head has 80-120 yellow ray flowers but no disc flowers.[3]
References
edit- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, Sparviere alpino, Hieracium alpinum L. includes photos, drawings, and European distribution map
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Hieracium alpinum Linnaeus, 1753.
