Yellow Hawkweed

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Yellow Hawkweed
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Lactucoideae
Tribe: Lactuceae
Genus: Hieracium
Species: H. pratense
Binomial name
Hieracium pratense
Tausch

Yellow Hawkweed (Hieracium pratense) is a hairy perennial plant native to Europe. In North America, this plant has escaped cultivation and is a common weed of fields and roadsides.

The flowers are yellow, reminiscent of a dandelion, but borne on tall, very hairy stems.