Flower ID: IMG_4332.JPG-07-10-2020 Flower name (scientific): Hieracium longipilum Torrey ex Hooker PY: 1833. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) hi-er-uh-KEE-um lon-jee-PIL-um Flower name (common): Hairy Hawkweed Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: The classical name is hierakion, derived from the Greek hierax, for hawk. The Roman naturalist Pliny claimed that hawks fed on Hawkweed to ehhance their eyesight. Specific epithet: Common name origin: From the very hairy appearance, paricularly in the basal region, and its grouping in the Hieracium (Hawkweed) genus. Flower description: Size: 0.5 to 0.6 inches (1.3 to 1.5 cm) Petal count: 30 ray florets (typically 30 to 80), there are no disk florets. Color: yellow Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Size: 24 to 60 inches (61 to 152 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is simple Size: Leaves up to 25 cm long and up to 4.5 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, basal and lower oblanceolate (FNA)(IL), middle to upper are linear-lanceolate or elliptic (IL) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): July to August Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Prairies, fields, roadsides, sun, dry. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): While the flowers of Hieracium longipilum have some resemblance to other Hieracium species, the dense covering of long hairs, particularly on the lower stem and basal leaves, makes this species easy to identify. Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.795935 Longitude: -91.513625 Altitude: 271.90 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Buffalo, Burnett, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Green, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Marquette, Menominee, Monroe, Oconto, Pepin, Portage, Richland, Rock, Sauk, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Walworth, Waukesha, Waushara, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, NE, OH, OK, TN, TX, WI) In Canada: (ON) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym: na