Hieracium turbidum Norrl.

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 turbidum Norrl.

Native status

Native. Riverside shrubs and meadows.

Distribution

Finland: Ks; northern Russia ( Schljakov 1989).

Diagnosis

Stems 30–40 cm tall. Basal leaves usually present at anthesis, slightly oblanceolate; cauline leaves 3–4, sparsely spaced, lowermost ones lanceolate, shortly petiolate, middle ones very narrowly rhombic-oblong to indistinctly panduriform, base broadly cuneate, apex triangular, with 5–7 minute narrow teeth in the basal and middle parts, rigid, dark green, lowermost ones with sparse simple hairs ca. 1 mm long, others glabrous, but with dense stellate hairs above. Phyllaries broadly triangular to oblong, with broadly acute apex, 8–9 mm long, blackish-grey-green, with rather dense pale simple hairs 1–1.5 mm long, rare glandular hairs 0.1–0.2 mm long and sparse stellate hairs in the basal part, with rather broad glabrous margins, apex with some short ciliae. Synflorescence branches usually abbreviated under the central head, with sparse pale simple hairs 1–1.5 mm long, rare glandular hairs 0.1–0.2 mm long and stellate hairs, central branch often strongly abbreviated. Styles with black papillae. Ligules glabrous.