Hieracium umbellatum

Flower name
Hieracium umbellatum
Scientific name
Hieracium umbellatum
Alias柳蒲公英, ヒエラシウム, Hieracium umbellatum, やなぎたんぽぽ
Place of originNorthern Hemisphere
Place of floweringFields and footpaths
Flowering seasonAugust, September

What is Hieracium umbellatum

Hieracium umbellatum (scientific name: Hieracium umbellatum) is native to the Northern Hemisphere and is a perennial plant of the genus Salixaceae. In Japan, it grows in wetlands in the mountains of Hokkaido to Honshu and Shikoku. In the summer, several yellow florets bloom at the tip of the elongated flower stalk. The leaves are oblong lanceolate and tapered, resembling Salix babylonica's leaves. In the same genus Hieracium, there is Orange hawkweed (scientific name:Hieracium aurantiacum) .

Generic name: Hieracium umbellatum, Scientific name: Hieracium umbellatum L. , habitat distribution: Hokkaido to Honshu and Shikoku in Japan, origin: Northern Hemisphere, Environment: wetlands in the mountains, plant height: 60-70 cm, leaf shape: oblong lanceolate, leaf color: green, leaf edge: sawtooth or whole edge, phyll: alternation, inflorescence form: scattered Inflorescence or panicle, flower color: yellow, flowering period: August to September, flower diameter: 3 cm, fruit type: thin, fruit color: black.