Hieracium praetenerum (Almq. ex Dahlst.) Dahlst.

Sennikov, Alexander, 2025, The collection-based inventory and spatial analysis of Hieracium s. str. (Asteraceae) in Finland, Biodiversity Data Journal 13, pp. e 154676-e 154676 : e154676-

Hieracium praetenerum (Almq. ex Dahlst.) Dahlst.

Native status

Native. Sparse pine herb-rich forests.

Distribution

Finland: Al, Ab, N, Ka, St, Ta, Sa, Tb, Sb, Ok, Obu, Ks, Le, Li; Norway, Sweden ( Samuelsson 1954, Tyler 2006 e), Baltic countries ( Sennikov 2003 b), northern European Russia ( Schljakov 1989, Sennikov 2000, Sennikov 2008 b).

Diagnosis

Stems 30–40 cm tall. Rosulate leaves lanceolate to elliptic or obovate, with small broad teeth, base cuneate, apex cuneate to subrotund, thin, grass-green, with sparse to rather dense simple hairs 0.4–0.5 mm long above, on long petioles. Cauline leaf single, reduced or smaller in size. Phyllaries narrowly triangular, with acute apex, 8–9 mm long, grey-green, with sparse dark simple hairs 0.5–0.8 (1) mm long, rather dense glandular hairs 0.3–0.7 mm long and sparse stellate hairs in the basal part, apex with a few long ciliae. Synflorescence branches with solitary simple hairs, sparse glandular hairs 0.3–0.4 mm long and stellate hairs. Styles with black papillae. Ligules glabrous.