Calflora
Taxon  Report   10003    
Hieracium triste  Willd. ex Spreng.
Woolly hawkweed
Hieracium triste
© 2010 Keir Morse
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Hieracium triste
© 2010 Keir Morse
Hieracium triste, a dicot, is a perennial herb that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.

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Hieracium triste
© 2018 Matt Berger
Family: ASTERACEAE  
Genus: Hieracium
Communities: Lodgepole Forest, Subalpine Forest

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

 Alternate Names:
ICPN: Hieracium gracile
ICPN: Hieracium gracile subvar. densifloccum
ICPN: Hieracium gracile var. detonsum
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More information about  Hieracium triste
Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX
Commercial availability unknown.
Landscaping information from Calscape
Photos on PlantID.net   /   Google Images
Jepson eFlora

Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria

USDA PLANTS Profile (HITR2)

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

website references from Google


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: Jan 23, 2019).