Hieracium spilodes Norrl.

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 spilodes Norrl.

Native status

Native. Tundra, riversides.

Distribution

Finland: Le. Endemic to Finland.

Diagnosis

Stems 35–45 cm tall. Basal leaves plumbeous-green, rhombic-oblong to broadly oblong, base broadly cuneate, apex broadly triangular, with a distinct serrate dentation along the margin, on a rather long petiole, with a few simple hairs up to 1 mm long along margins above (nearly glabrous); cauline leaf 1, rudimentary. Synflorescence of 2–3 flowering heads, with long slender branches. Phyllaries very narrowly triangular, with acute apex, ca. 11 mm long, dark-olivaceous, with rather dense to dense blackish simple hairs 1–1.5 mm long, dense glandular hairs 0.5–0.8 mm long and sparse stellate hairs in the base along the margins, apex with a small coma of long ciliae. Synflorescence branches with rather dense simple hairs up to 1 mm long, abundant slender glandular hairs 0.5–0.7 mm long and stellate hairs. Styles with black papillae. Ligules glabrous.