| Hieracium villosum | |
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| Flower of Hieracium villosum at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia | |
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| Plants of Hieracium villosum at the Giardino Botanico Alpino Chanousia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Hieracium |
| Species: | H. villosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Hieracium villosum Jacq.
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Hieracium villosum, the shaggy hawkweed, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.
Description[edit]
Hieracium villosum can reach a height of 30–45 centimetres (12–18 in). This plant forms dense basal rosettes of silver-grey, simple, oblong to lanceolate, woolly leaves, about 4.5–8.5 centimetres (1.8–3.3 in) long. The many-stellate flowers are bright yellow, 4–5 centimetres (1.6–2.0 in) large, on white-hairy stems. They bloom from July to August.
Distribution[edit]
This species is native to France, Italy, Central Europe, the Balkan Peninsula, Romania and Russia.
Habitat[edit]
Hieracium villosum can be found in mountain areas in calcareous stony and grassy places, at elevation of 1,400–2,500 metres (4,600–8,200 ft) above sea level..
References[edit]
- Christoper Brickell (Editor-in-chief): RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. Third edition. Dorling Kindersley, London 2003
- Biolib
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