Meadow Hawkweed, Yellow King Devil
Hieracium caespitosum
Synonym: Hieracium pratense

The photo above shows a close-up dorsal view
of the inflorescence of meadow hawkweed as seen along Rd #23 at the Mt.
Adams Viewpoint at about 3760' on the southwestern corner of Mt. Adams.........September
25, 2005. Plants had numerous clusters of basal leaves, indicating this plant
is colonial, spreading by runners.
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Close-up views of the
involucre and underside of the ray flowers plus the upper surface of the basal leaves of meadow hawkweed as seen along Rd
#23 at the Mt. Adams Viewpoint at about 3760' on the southwestern corner of
Mt. Adams..........September 25, 2005.
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Additional close-ups of meadow hawkweed as seen along the valley trail about three-quarters of a mile northwest of the Painted Rocks trailhead, Little Spokane River Natural Area.........July 5, 2011.
Paul Slichter