(A) Rattlesnake-weed (Bieracium venosum) is 
commonly found in dry sandy places and in open woods. 
It can readily be recognized by the tuft of spatulate 
leaves spreading from the root, each leaf having strong 
veinings of purple. 
A solitary stem, branching slightly at the top, grows 
from the center of the tuft of leaves. The flower heads 
are composed of bright, golden-yellow rays seated in a 
rather deep involucre; they resemble little dandelions 
but the rays are fewer in number. Rattlesnake-weed 
blooms from June until September and ranges from Me. 
to Minn, and southwards to Ga. 
(B) Canada Hawkweed ( Hi&racium canadense) is 
a smooth, slender, leafy-stennned species. Besides the 
large, spreading, basal ones, the stem is alternately set 
with stemless, lance-shaped, sharply-toothed, light green 
leaves. The flowers are practically like those of the 
last species. In October, they are replaced by little 
brownish globes of down. Canada Hawkweed is com¬ 
mon on the borders of woods from Newfoundland to 
British Columbia south to N. J., Mich, and Oregon. It 
blooms from July until September. 
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