Hieracium megacephalum
| Hieracium megacephalum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Hieracium |
| Species: | H. megacephalum
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| Binomial name | |
| Hieracium megacephalum Nash 1895
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| Synonyms[2][3] | |
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Hieracium megacephalon Nash | |
Hieracium megacephalum, the coastal plain hawkweed or bigheaded hawkweed,[4] is a North American plant species in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. It grows only in the southeastern United States, in Georgia, Florida, and the Carolinas.[5]
Hieracium megacephalum is an herb up to 40 cm (16 in) tall, with leaves on the stem and also in a rosette at the bottom. Leaves are up to 120 mm (4.7 in) long, sometimes with teeth on the edges. One stalk can produce as many as 50 flower heads in a flat-topped array. Each head has 20–50 yellow ray flowers but no disc flowers.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Hieracium megacephalum". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
- ^ Tropicos, Hieracium megacephalum Nash
- ^ The Plant List, Hieracium megacephalum Nash
- ^ NRCS. "Hieracium megacephalon". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2004 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Hieracium megacephalon Nash, 1895.
