Hieracium crocatum Fr.

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 crocatum Fr.

Native status

Native. Riversides, shrubs, tundra, sparse birch forests.

Distribution

Finland. Ok, Obu, Ks, Lkk, Lks; Norway, Sweden ( Samuelsson 1954), northern European Russia ( Sennikov 1999 a).

Diagnosis

Stems 60–80 cm tall. Basal leaves withering at anthesis; cauline leaves 10–18, densely spaced, oblong to slightly panduriform, base broadly subrotund, apex broadly triangular, with 3–5 small broad teeth in the middle part, rigid, dark green, glabrous and usually without stellate hairs above, sessile. Phyllaries broadly triangular to oblong, with rather obtuse apex, 10–11 mm long, blackish grey-green, with very rare to rather rare simple hairs 1–2 mm long, sparse to rather dense glandular hairs 0.1–0.3 (0.5–0.9) mm long and usually without stellate hairs, with narrow glabrous margins, apex with indistinct short ciliae. Synflorescence branches with very rare to sparse (dense) black-based simple hairs 0.5–1 mm long, solitary (to sparse) glandular hairs 0.1–0.2 mm long and stellate hairs. Styles with black papillae. Ligules glabrous.