Hieracium ravidum 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 ravidum Brenner

Synonym: Hieracium galbanum (Dahlst.) Brenner

Native status

Native. Sparse pine forests.

Distribution

Finland: Al, Ab, N, Ka, St, Ta, Sa, Kl, Oa, Tb, Sb, Kb, Ok, Obo, Obu; Norway, Sweden ( Samuelsson 1954, Tyler 2006 e), Baltic countries ( Sennikov 2003 b), northern European Russia ( Schljakov 1989, Sennikov 2000, Sennikov 2008 b, Sennikov 2009).

Diagnosis

Stems 30–50 cm tall. Rosulate leaves broadly lanceolate, oblong-lanceolate or lanceolate-ovate, base broadly cuneate, subrotund or nearly truncate, apex narrowly to broadly triangular, with distant, narrowly acute, small or coarse teeth, thick, greyish-glaucous-green, with or without rare simple hairs above, on rather short petioles. Cauline leaves lanceolate-ovate, 1–2. Phyllaries broadly triangular, with rather obtuse apex, 10–12 mm long, grey-green, with sparse to rather dense pale to blackish simple hairs 1–1.5 mm long, rare glandular hairs 0.1–0.3 mm long and sparse to rather dense stellate hairs mostly along the margins, apex with few ciliae. Synflorescence branches with rare simple hairs, solitary to rare glandular hairs 0.2–0.3 mm long and stellate hairs. Styles with black papillae. Ligules glabrous.