Scouler's Hawkweed, Woolly Weed, Scouler's Woollyweed, Hound Tongue Hawkweed
Hieracium scouleri
Synonyms: Hieracium albertinum, Hieracium chapacanum, Hieracium cusickii, Hieracium cynoglossoides, Hieracium scouleri var. albertinum, Hieracium scouleri var. griseum, Hieracium scouleri var. scouleri
The photo above shows a close-up dorsal view
of the inflorescence of Scouler's hawkweed as seen along the eastern branch
of the loop trail around the picnic area at Bird Creek Meadows at the southeastern
corner of Mt. Adams.........July 30, 2005. This species typically
has 7-20 flower heads which are each 1.5-2 cm wide.
Characteristics:
Habitat:
Scouler's hawkweed may be found in open woods and often on rocky or gravelly
slopes or cliffs from the lowlands upwards to fairly high elevations in the
mountains.
Range:
Scouler's hawkweed may be found from southern British Columbia
south through the Cascade Mts. and Siera Nevada Mts. to California. It is found
sporadically westward to the Puget Trough regions and occasionally to the coast
and eastward to wetern Montana and northwestern Wyoming.
In the Columbia River Gorge, it may generally be found between
the elevations of 100'-4700' from near Crown Point eastwards to the vicinity
of the Klickitat River.
The photo above shows a close-up view of the
involucre and underside of the ray flowers of Scouler's hawkweed as seen along
the eastern branch of the loop trail around the picnic area at Bird Creek Meadows
at the southeastern corner of Mt. Adams...........July 30, 2005.
The photo above shows a close-up view of the
glaucous, upper leaf surface Scouler's hawkweed as seen along the eastern branch
of the loop trail around the picnic area at Bird Creek Meadows at the southeastern
corner of Mt. Adams..........July 30, 2005.
The photo above shows a close-up view of the glaucous, lower
leaf surface Scouler's hawkweed as seen along the eastern branch of the loop
trail around the picnic area at Bird Creek Meadows at the southeastern corner
of Mt. Adams...........July 30, 2005. Note the numerous long,
spreading hairs both on the blade surface as well as along the margins.
The photo above shows a close-up of the spreading hairs on both
surfaces of the same leaf of Scouler's hawkweed as seen above.
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Basal leaves of Scouler's hawkweed as seen on slopes swept by a 2014 wildfire on Sevenmile Hill several miles northwest of The Dalles, Oregon.........March 8, 2015.
Leaves of Scouler's hawkweed emerging from the ground on slopes swept by a 2014 wildfire on Sevenmile Hill several miles northwest of The Dalles, Oregon.........March 4, 2021.
Paul Slichter