Hawkweed
Scientific Name: Hieracium pratense
Weed Family: Asteraceae

Description

There are two hawkweeds, a yellow and an orange. The vegetative characteristics are similar, but the color of the flowers is different. Hawkweeds are winter perennials. Hawkweed grows from a basal rosette, forming patches from rhizomes and stolons. The leaves, stems and flower stalks are covered with hair. The leaves are oblong and club shaped. The margins of the hairy leaves are smooth. Hawkweed flowers resemble dandelions, but are smaller and appear several weeks after dandelions. The flowers form in clusters. Hawkweed is found throughout the eastern United States.

Weed Photos: Courtesy of Dr. Lambert McCarty. Clemson University. Clemson, SC.

Herbicide Use

Repeat applications may be necessary to control this hairy-leafed weed. Make your post-emergence herbicide application to hawkweed that is actively growing and in the rosette to flower stage of growth to optimize control.

Distribution

Germination Dates

Zone-3: AugustZone-4: SeptemberZone-5: SeptemberZone-6: OctoberZone-7: NovemberZone-8: NovemberZone-9: December

Recommendations