174 YELLOW AND ORANGE 



1. HAWKWEED: Rough Hawkweed. 



Hieracium scabrum. 



Composite Family. July — Sept. 



A plant 1-3 feet high, found in dry woods, 



pastures. Nova Scotia to Georgia, west to 



Nebraska. 



Flower-heads — Yellow, in branching, terminal 



clusters. 

 Leaves — Blunt, almost toothless, seated on stem. 

 Whole plant hairy. 



HAIRY HAWKWEED: H. Grondvii. 



A similar plant with slender stem, very leafy 

 and hairy below. 



2. RATTLESNAKE-WEED: Early or Vein- 

 leaf Hawkweed: Snake or Poor Robin's Plan- 

 tain. Hieracium venosum. 



Composite Family. June — Sept. 



Found in dry woods, open, sandy places. At- 

 lantic States to Minnesota and Iowa. 

 Flower-heads — Yellow, resembling small dande- 

 lions, few on slender, branching stalk, 

 10-20 inches high. 

 Leaves — In a rosette, hairy, with purplish veins. 



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