Hieracium philanthrax (Stenstr.) 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 philanthrax (Stenstr.) Dahlst.

Native status

Native. Spruce forests.

Distribution

Finland: Al, Ab, N, Ka, Ta, Sb, Ok; Denmark ( Schou 2001), Norway, Sweden ( Samuelsson 1954, Tyler 2006 e), Baltic countries ( Sennikov 2003 b), northern Belarus ( Sennikov 2002 b), northern European Russia ( Schljakov 1989, Sennikov 2000).

Diagnosis

Stems 40–60 cm tall. Rosulate leaves ovate-oblong, triangular-oblong or lanceolate-oblong, base cuneate to truncate, apex acute, with narrow prominent teeth in the basal part, thin, dark-green, with sparse to dense simple hairs 0.5–0.8 mm long above, on rather short petioles. Cauline leaf single, similar in shape. Phyllaries narrowly triangular, with acute apex, 9–10 mm long, dark grey-green, with rather dense to dense straight black-based to blackish simple hairs 0.8–1 (1.5) mm long, sparse to dense glandular hairs 0.2–0.4 (0.7) mm long and sparse stellate hairs in the basal part and along the margins, apex with numerous short ciliae. Synflorescence branches with rare simple hairs, dense glandular hairs 0.3–0.4 (0.5) mm long and stellate hairs. Styles with black papillae. Ligules glabrous.