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Yellow Hawkweed
Hieracium pratense
38.5968, -82.3556
Field Notes
Description:
Yellow Hawkweed (Hieracium pratense) is a hairy perennial plant native to Europe. In North America, this plant has escaped cultivation and is a common weed of fields and roadsides.
The flowers are yellow, reminiscent of a dandelion, but borne on tall, very hairy stems.
It is sometimes known as the "King Devil."[1] [2]:174
Pliny the Elder wrote that hawks ate this plant to improve their vision, and it has been used as an herbal remedy for vision problems.
Habitat:
In a meadow.
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PublishedMay 23, 2011
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