Invasive. Has escaped cultivation and is seen covering open fields, especially in previously farmed fields
Hieracium (pronounced /haɪ.ərˈæsiəm/) known by its common name Hawkweed and long ago by its classical name hierakion which comes from the ancient Greek hierax, "a hawk" is a genus of the sunflower (Helianthus) family Asteraceae (previously called Compositae) and are closely related to dandelion (Taraxacum), chicory (Cichorium), prickly lettuce (Lactuca) and sow thistle (Sonchus) which are part of the tribe Cichorieae. Hawkweeds with their 10,000+ recorded species and subspecies , do their part to make Asteraceae the...
