Overview
Distribution
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Böcher, T. W., K. Holmen & K. Jacobsen. 1968. Fl. Greenland (ed. 2) 312 pp.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1507
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Böcher, T. W., K. Holmen & K. Jacobsen. 1968. Fl. Greenland (ed. 2) 312 pp.
http://www.tropicos.org/Reference/1507
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Physical Description
Morphology
Comments
The type of Hieracium trigonophorum Oskarsson is probably conspecific with that of H. alpinum.
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Description
Plants 10–15(–25+) cm. Stems proximally piloso-hirsute (hairs 3–5+ mm), stellate-pubescent, and stipitate-glandular, distally piloso-hirsute (hairs 3–5+ mm), stellate-pubescent, and stipitate-glandular. Leaves: basal 5–13+, cauline 0(–2+); blades spatulate to elliptic or narrowly lanceolate, 20–80 × 6–20+ mm, lengths 2–8+ times widths, bases cuneate, margins usually entire, rarely dentate, apices rounded to acute, faces piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–3+ mm). Heads borne singly or 2+ in corymbiform arrays. Peduncles piloso-hirsute, stellate-pubescent, and stipitate-glandular. Calyculi: bractlets 5–8+. Involucres ± hemispheric, 13–18 mm. Phyllaries 13–21+, apices acute to acuminate, abaxial faces piloso-hirsute and stipitate-glandular. Florets 80–120+; corollas yellow, 12–15 mm. Cypselae columnar, 3.5–4 mm; pappi of 40–60+, stramineous bristles in ± 2 series, 6–7 mm.
- Flora of North America @ eFloras.org
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Diagnostic Description
Synonym
- Flora of North America @ eFloras.org
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Ecology
Associations
Associations
Foodplant / spot causer
amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph of Mycosphaerella hieracii causes spots on live leaf of Hieracium alpinum
amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph of Mycosphaerella hieracii causes spots on live leaf of Hieracium alpinum
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Hieracium alpinum
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 1
Species: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 1
Species: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
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