Hieracium cruentiferum (Norrl. & H. Lindb.) 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 cruentiferum (Norrl. & H. Lindb.) Brenner

Native status

Native. Sparse forests, forest margins.

Distribution

Finland: Sa, Oa, Tb, Sb, Om, Ok, Obo, Obu, Lks; Sweden ( Johansson 1929), northern European Russia ( Schljakov 1989).

Diagnosis

Stems 70–100 cm tall. Basal leaves withering at anthesis; cauline leaves 8–12, gradually decreasing from the middle of the stem, lowermost ones long-lanceolate, base narrowly cuneate to attenuated, apex narrowly triangular, with sparse long narrow teeth, rigid, dark green with abundant violet spots, glabrous, but with rather dense stellate hairs above, on short petioles. Phyllaries triangular, with acute apex, ca. 10 mm long, dark grey-green, with a few simple hairs 0.5 mm long at the base only, rather rare to sparse glandular hairs 0.3–0.8 mm long along the narrow middle line and sparse stellate hairs throughout, apex with short ciliae. Synflorescence branches with or without very rare simple hairs and glandular hairs 0.1–0.2 mm long, with stellate pubescence. Styles with black papillae. Ligules glabrous.