Hieracium coronarium 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 coronarium Brenner

Synonyms: Hieracium adunans Norrl. , H. diversifolium Sael. ex Norrl.

Native status

Native. Sparse pine and spruce forests, forest margins, shrubs.

Distribution

Finland: Al, Ab, N, Ka, St, Ta, Sa, Kl, Oa, Tb, Sb, Kb, Om, Ok, Obo, Ks; Norway, Sweden ( Samuelsson 1954, Tyler 2006 e), northern European Russia ( Schljakov 1989, Sennikov 2000, Sennikov 2008 b), Baltic countries ( Sennikov 2003 b).

Diagnosis

Stems 40–50 cm tall. Rosulate leaves lanceolate to elliptic-lanceolate, base cuneate, apex narrowly triangular, with small sparse serrate teeth, rather thick, grey-green, with rare to rather dense simple hairs 1–1.5 mm long and sparse stellate hairs above, on short petioles. Cauline leaves similar, reduced in size, 2–3. Phyllaries triangular or narrowly triangular, with acute apex, 10–11 mm long, dark grey-green, with rare to rather dense blackish simple hairs 0.8–1 mm long, sparse to rather dense blackish glandular hairs 0.4–0.8 (1) mm long and sparse stellate hairs along the margins, apex without ciliae. Synflorescence branches with very rare simple hairs, rare to rather dense glandular hairs 0.3–0.5 mm long and stellate hairs. Styles with dark papillae. Ligules glabrous.