NOUN | plant | Hieracium, genus Hieracium | large genus of perennial hairy herbs of Europe to western Asia to northwestern Africa and North America |
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Meaning | large genus of perennial hairy herbs of Europe to western Asia to northwestern Africa and North America; few are ornamental; often considered congeneric with Pilosella. | |
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Synonym | genus Hieracium | |
Member of | Compositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, aster family | plants with heads composed of many florets |
Members | hawkweed | Any of numerous often hairy plants of the genus Hieracium having yellow or orange flowers that resemble the dandelion |
king devil, yellow hawkweed, Hieracium praealtum | European hawkweed introduced into northeastern United States | |
Broader | asterid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs |
Spanish | genus hieracium, hieracium | |
Catalan | genus hieracium, hieracium |
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