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Hieracium gronovii

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Hairy Hawkweed

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
UnknownThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.161303
Element CodePDAST4W0M0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusHieracium
Other Common Names
Queendevil (EN) queendevil (EN) Queen Devil (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Rank Method Rank calculation - Biotics v2
Review Date2024-05-15
Change Date1984-05-16
Edition Date2024-05-15
Edition AuthorsSoteropoulos (2024)
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent>2,500,000 square km (greater than 1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences> 300
Rank Reasons
Hieracium gronovii is a wide-ranging perennial herb in open woodlands and roadsides occurring in North and Central America, from Ontario, Canada and Maine west to Minnesota and south to Florida west to Texas in the eastern United States, and Mexico. Threats include development, roadside maintenance activities, and invasive species. With a large range extent and number of occurrences, abundant habitat, broad habitat preferences, and no obvious intrinsic vulnerabilities, this species is considered secure.
Range Extent Comments
Hieracium gronovii occurs in North and Central America, from Ontario, Canada and Maine west to Minnesota and south to Florida west to Texas in the eastern United States, and Mexico (FNA 2006). Range extent was estimated to be over 8 million square kilometers using herbarium specimens, photo-based observations, and NatureServe Network occurrence data documented between 1993 and 2024 (GBIF 2024, iNaturalist 2024, NatureServe 2024, SEINet 2024).
Occurrences Comments
By applying a 1 km separation distance to herbarium specimens, photo-based observations, and NatureServe Network occurrence data documented between 1993 and 2024, it is estimated that there are over 700 occurrences rangewide (GBIF 2024, iNaturalist 2024, NatureServe 2024, SEINet 2024).
Threat Impact Comments
Although threats are not widely documented, this species is potentially threatened by development, roadside maintenance activities, invasive species, and other threats in some places.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

Hieracium gronovii grows in "openings in pine and pine-oak woods, bogs, sands," including "longleaf pine sandhills, dry forests and woodlands, woodland margins, roadsides" (FNA 2006, Weakley and the Southeastern Flora Team 2024).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest EdgeWoodland - HardwoodWoodland - ConiferWoodland - Mixed
Other Nations (2)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
KansasS2Yes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
FloridaS4Yes
MissouriSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
South CarolinaS5Yes
New YorkS4Yes
West VirginiaS5Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
DelawareS5Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
North CarolinaS5Yes
KentuckyS5Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
MaineSXYes
New JerseyS4Yes
CanadaN2
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS2Yes
Threat Assessments
ThreatScopeSeverityTiming
Unknown/undetermined———

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Plant Characteristics
DurationPERENNIAL
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Arkansas (2)
AreaForestAcres
Clifty CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,963
Indian CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest7,855
References (7)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2006a. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 19. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae, part 6: Asteraceae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 579 pp.
  2. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). 2024. Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) data portal. Online. Available: https://www.gbif.org/ (accessed 2024).
  3. iNaturalist. 2024. Online. Available: https://www.inaturalist.org (accessed 2024).
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  5. NatureServe. 2024. NatureServe Network Biodiversity Location Data. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia.
  6. Southwest Environmental Information Network (SEINet). 2024. Collections Databases. Online. Available: https://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/collections/index.php (accessed 2024).
  7. Weakley, A.S., and Southeastern Flora Team. 2024. Flora of the southeastern United States. Edition of March 4, 2024. University of North Carolina Herbarium (NCU), North Carolina Botanical Garden, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. 2203 pp.