Bluish-leaved Hawkweed - Hieracium salticola
The bluish tinge is a good starter character for this species but, as with almost all Hawkweeds, it needs to be identified by an expert or a specimen retained for examination by our County Recorder for flora.
As with almost all Hawkweeds it needs to be identified by an expert or a specimen retained for examination by our County Recorder for flora.
Railway embankments and other disturbed ground.
Flowering late June to September
Perennial.
Widespread scattered records in Britain but not particularly common.
Infrequently recorded in Leicestershire and Rutland.
steven lewis
Scalford, disused railway
31 August 2019
steven lewis
Scalford, disused railway
31 August 2019
steven lewis
Scalford, disused railway
31 August 2019
steven lewis
Scalford, disused railway
31 August 2019
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Species profile
- Common names
- Bluish-leaved Hawkweed
- Species group:
- flowering plant
- Kingdom:
- Plantae
- Order:
- Asterales
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 31/08/2019 (Lewis, Steven)
- Last record:
- 31/08/2019 (Lewis, Steven)
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