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Hieracium villosum Jacq. trib. Cichorieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesHieracium villosum Jacq. trib. Cichorieae
BibliographyEnum. Stirp. Vindob.: 142, 271 (1762)
Native RangeEurope
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatgrassland
Descriptionleaves mainly basal, oblong to oblanceolate, 45-85mm long, densely silvery white lanate, capitula 2-4, 4-5cm across, floral stem white hirsute
Size15-30cm
Colorgolden yellow
Bloomsummer
Ca+
Typeperennial
Cultivationmesic, slightly humous, sunny site
alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
division in spring; cuttings in late summer
SynonymsHieracium aurimontanum Schrank
Hieracium criniferum Vuk.
Hieracium floccosum Schur
Hieracium pilosum ssp. morronense (Nägeli & Peter) Gottschl.
Hieracium villosiceps ssp. morronense Nägeli & Peter
Hieracium villosum ssp. albolanatum Nägeli & Peter
Hieracium villosum var. dentatum Gaudin
Hieracium villosum var. intermedium Gaudin
Hieracium villosum var. uniflorum Gaudin
Territory1 Europe
     11 Middle Europe (AUT Austria, CZE Czechoslovakia, GER Germany, POL Poland, SWI Switzerland)
     12 Southwestern Europe (FRA France)
     13 Southeastern Europe (ALB Albania, BUL Bulgaria, GRC Greece, ITA Italy, ROM Romania, YUG Yugoslavia)
     14 Eastern Europe (UKR Ukraine)
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