Question: I have a lot of hawkweed in my yard in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The plants are generally over 50cm tall …
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Question
I have a lot of hawkweed in my yard in Middlesex County, Massachusetts. The plants are generally over 50cm tall with at most very small leaves above the base of the stems.
Answer
Dear jfc, you have photographed Pilosella praealta (tall king-devil). This species is one of the more common king-devils after Pilosella officinarum and P. aurantiaca. All of these species in this genus were formerly placed in Hieracium and all are non-native to North America.
