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.
The photo above shows a close-up view of the
involucre and underside of the ray flowers of this hawkweed as seen along Rd
#23 at the Mt. Adams Viewpoint at about 3760' on the southwestern corner of
Mt. Adams........September 25, 2005.
The photo above shows a close-up view of the
basal leaves of this hawkweed as seen along Rd #23 at the Mt. Adams Viewpoint
at about 3760' on the southwestern corner of Mt. Adams.........September
25, 2005.
Meadow hawkweed blooming along the Valley Trail in the Little Spokane River Natural Area, Spokane County, Washington.
Paul Slichter
