Flower ID: IMG_1637.JPG-08-05-2017 Flower name (scientific): Hieracium umbellatum Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) hi-er-uh-KEE-um um-bell-AY-tum Flower name (common): Narrow-leaved 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: Flowers present in a head arising from the same point, referred to as an umbel. Common name origin: From the grass-like appearance of the leaves and its grouping in the Hieracium (Hawkweed) genus. Flower description: Size: 0.6 to 1.3 inches (1.5 to 3.3 cm) Petal count: 22 ray florets (typically 30 to 80+), there are no disk florets. Color: Yellow Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Erect Size: 12 to 60 inches (30 to 152 cm) Stem hairy: Other: Leaf description: attachment is alternate, type is simple Size: Leaves up to 10 to 15 cm long and up to 2.5 to 4 cm wide. Color: Hairy: Other: Shape: leaf, lance-elliptic to lanceolate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to September Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial Habitat: Woods, forests, fields, cliffs, prairies, savannas, roadsides, sun or semi-shade, dry. Fruit: Seed: Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Hieracium umbellatum can be fairly variable in leaf width and the extent of dentation on the leaf margins, depending on the population. Usually the leaves have widely spaced tooth-like projections, cauline leaves typically have lengths 5 to 10+ times widths, flower heads about 19 to 25 mm wide, and fairly leafy stems, all features which can be an aid to identification. Ethnobotany: The Ojibwe use the flowers of this plant to make a hunting lure (Smith, p. 429, 1932). In the previous reference Smith uses the old synonym name Hieracium canadense for this plant. Latitude: Longitude: Altitude: Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Florence, Fond du Lac, Forest, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Iron, Jackson, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Langlade, Lincoln, Manitowoc, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Oneida, Ozaukee, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Price, Racine, Richland, Rock, Rusk, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Trempealeau, Vernon, Vilas, Walworth, Washburn, Washington, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OR, SD, WA, WI, WV, WY) In Canada: (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT) References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): Heterotypic Synonym(s): Autonym:Hieracium umbellatum subsp. umbellatum (The other infraspecifics are Hieracium umbellatum subsp. bichlorophyllum (Druce & Zahn) P. D. Sell & C. West, Hieracium umbellatum subsp. brevifolioides Zahn, Hieracium umbellatum subsp. elisabethae (Kemularia-Nathadze) Greuter, Hieracium umbellatum subsp. eurobalticum Zahn, Hieracium umbellatum subsp. kluchoricum (Kemularia-Nathadze) Greuter, Hieracium umbellatum subsp. ogwenii (E. F. Linton) W. R. Linton, Hieracium umbellatum subsp. sublaetevirens Zahn, Hieracium umbellatum subsp. topaeanum (Prodan) Greuter, Hieracium umbellatum subsp. turfosum (Kemularia-Nathadze) Greuter. None of these subspecies have been recorded from North America.)