Hieracium crepidioides Brenner

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 crepidioides Brenner

Native status

Native. Riversides, shrubs.

Distribution

Finland: Obu, Lkk, Lks, Le; Sweden ( Johansson 1929), northern European Russia ( Schljakov 1989).

Diagnosis

Stems 40–60 cm tall. Basal leaves usually withering at anthesis; cauline leaves 8–10, gradually decreasing, lowermost ones lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, base cuneate to broadly attenuate, apex broadly triangular, with sparse large teeth, rather rigid, dark green, glabrous, but with rather dense stellate hairs above, sessile. Phyllaries (broadly) triangular, with acute apex, ca. 9 mm long, dark grey-green, with a few simple hairs 1 mm long at the base only, rather rare to sparse glandular hairs 0.3–0.5 mm long along the narrow middle line and rather dense stellate hairs throughout, apex with short ciliae. Synflorescence branches with sparse simple hairs and rare glandular hairs 0.2–0.3 mm long mostly under the central head, with stellate pubescence. Styles with black papillae. Ligules glabrous.