Pilosella lactucella
European Hawkweed, Glaucous Fox And Cubs
Other regional names: Lettuce Hawkweed +1 more
- Lettuce Hawkweed
- Pale Hawkweed
Also known as: Hieracium benearnense Gand., 1884 +2 more
- Hieracium benearnense Gand., 1884
- Hieracium lactucella subsp. lactucella
- Hieracium lactucella subsp. magnauricola (Nägeli & Peter) Sell
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Asteraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial.
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Pilosella lactucella (commonly known as European Hawkweed or Glaucous Fox-and-cubs) is a herbaceous perennial belonging to the Asteraceae family. Found natively in Europe, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. The genus Pilosella is notably large, comprising more than 250 species. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
EUROPE
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, Northern Europe, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Central European Russia, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, Yugoslavia
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Great Britain, New York, Nova Scotia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms