Hieracium argutum

Nuttall

Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 447. 1841.

Endemic
Synonyms: Hieracium argutum var. parishii (A. Gray) Jepson
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 19. Treatment on page 293. Mentioned on page 281, 282, 283.

Plants 30–60 cm. Stems proximally usually glabrous, sometimes piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–5+ mm) and stellate-pubescent, distally glabrous or stellate-pubescent. Leaves: basal 0–7(–12+), cauline (1–)3–8+; blades oblanceolate or spatulate to lance-linear, 60–120(–200) × 8–15(–45+) mm, lengths 5–10(–15+) times widths, bases cuneate, margins of some or all sinuately toothed, apices acute, faces piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–5+ mm) and stellate-pubescent. Heads 12–25(–40+) in paniculiform arrays. Peduncles usually stellate-pubescent, sometimes stipitate-glandular as well. Calyculi: bractlets 8–12+. Involucres ± campanulate to obconic, 7–9+ (× 5–6) mm. Phyllaries 13–21+, apices acute, abaxial faces usually stellate-pubescent and stipitate-glandular, sometimes piloso-hirsute as well (hairs 0.5–1+ mm), rarely glabrous. Florets 15–30+; corollas yellow, 8–10 mm. Cypselae (black) columnar, 2.5–3 mm; pappi of 40–60+, white bristles in ± 2 series, 3.5–5 mm.


Phenology: Flowering Jun–Aug(–Oct).
Habitat: Pine and pine-oak forests
Elevation: 300–1000(–3000) m

Discussion

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Lower Taxa

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