Wall hawkweed
Hieracium murorum
Wall hawkweed reproduces largely through apomixis, forming viable seeds without fertilization, which creates genetically identical clones of the parent plant.
- Scientific name
- Hieracium murorum
- Taxonomy
- Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Asterales › Asteraceae › Hieracium
- IUCN Red List status
- Least Concern
- Population trend
- stable
- Biome
- forest
- Habitat
- Open deciduous and coniferous woodlands, forest clearings, rocky slopes, old stone walls, and dry meadows
- Diet
- Autotroph
- Range
- Europe, Western Asia, Caucasus, North America (introduced)
- Size
- Stem height 20–60 cm; leaf rosette 10–25 cm wide
- Lifespan
- 3–10 yr
- Active
- diurnal
- Threats
- Habitat loss from dense canopy closure, urban development, and outcompetition by invasive plants in parts of its native range
- Safe to approach?
- Harmless. Wall hawkweed possesses no thorns, stinging hairs, or dangerous toxins. Handling the plant is safe, though its milky latex sap may cause mild skin or eye irritation in sensitive individuals; wash exposed skin with water if contact occurs.
Hieracium murorum , wall hawkweed is a species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. It is native to Europe and naturalized in some of the colder regions of North America.
Photo: Tom Norton, CC-BY, via iNaturalist
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