Hieracium carneum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Hieracium
Species:
H. carneum
Binomial name
Hieracium carneum

Hieracium carneum, common name Huachuca hawkweed, is a North American plant species in the family Asteraceae, native to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and Chihuahua. It grows on rocky sites at elevations of 2,000–2,300 m (6,600–7,500 ft).[1][2][3]

Hieracium carneum is an herb up to 60 cm (24 in) tall. Leaves are lanceolate to linear, up to 12 cm (4.7 in) long. Flower heads contain white to pinkish ray flowers but no disc flowers.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Flora of North America
  2. CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico D.F.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Greene, Edward Lee. Botanical Gazette 6(3): 184. 1881.


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