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: Long-haired, refers to the very long hairs on the stem and leaves. 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: typically 30 to 40 ray florets, up to as many as 60 to 90. There are no disk florets. Color: yellow Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Size: 24 to 60 inches (61 to 152 cm) Stem hairy: Densely covered in hairs. For the lower stem they are 6 to 15+ mm in length, for the upper stem they are 3 to 10+ mm in length. 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: medium green Hairy: Densely hairy on both surfaces. 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: Achenes are about 3 to 5 mm in length with a tuft of pale brown bristles. Seed: Dark brown to black colored. 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) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (ON) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 1 homotypic synonym for this species. Heterotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 1 heterotypic synonym for this species. Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): Not listed Wetland Status (MW): Not listed