#rattlesnake hawkweed

[continent-of-wild-endeavor]

What's poppin' in late February: Part 4 of ~7

Erythronium umbilicatum - Trout Lily Antennaria plantaginifolia/parlinii - Pussytoes, Woman's Tobacco

Which species? I don't know, as both are plausible here and they're nearly identical. Leaning towards Parlin's bc of the look of those basal leaves, but some sources say they're one species anyway, so I'm close enough.

And once you get to looking at the ground, closely, to see all the lovely little flowers there, you also notice the things that are going to be lovely little flowers. The last photo is the basal leaves of Rattlesnake Hawkweed - Hieracium venosum. It'll bloom later.

Hawkweeds are a large group of asters that are easy to mistake for dandelions if you're not paying attention, as the flowers can look really similar. The leaves are different, though, and if you're not sure, check the stem: dandelions have a soft, hollow stem, while hawkweeds' stems are solid.

[thebotanicalarcade]

n419_w1150 by Biodiversity Heritage Library Via Flickr: Wild flowers east of the Rockies /. New York :Doubleday, Page,1910.. biodiversitylibrary.org/page/20647222

[vandaliatraveler]

Some odds and ends from several hikes around Coppers Rock State Forest this past weekend. The last wave of spring wildflowers is coming in just before the canopy completely closes over, including: white clintonia (Clintonia umbellulata), or speckled wood lily; rattlesnake weed (Hieracium venosum), or rattlesnake hawkweed; pink lady’s slipper orchid (Cypripedium acaule); and Indian cucumber root (Medeola virginiana). The photos above were taken along the Scott Run, Ridge, Virgin Hemlock, and Mont Chateau Trails.

[usgsbiml]

Made of Paper, or so it looks.  Rattlesnake Hawkweed (Hieracium venosum) is named for the traditional notion that it helped once you were bitten.  Not sure what the followup on that has been, but the red-veined leaves are pretty spectacular and you could do worse having this plant in your rock garden.  Hawkweeds, I find are mostly platforms for Halictus ligatus or poeyi, I see relatively little else on them as a generality, but the close study of any flower presents surprises and nips at our assumptions.  Photo and specimen by Helen Lowe Metzman.    

[mbsposts]

20210514  Great Smoky Mountains NP   -    The Finley Cane-The Bote Mountain-Lead Cove Loop Trail

Rattlesnake Hawkweed    Hieracium venosum 

[vandaliatraveler]

Rattlesnake weed (Hieracium venosum), also known as rattlesnake hawkweed and veiny hawkweed, is a member of the dandelion tribe in the aster family and inhabits dry, open woods with dappled sunlight, the same habitat favored by its namesake reptile. This herbaceous perennial is immediately recognizable by its rosette of elliptical, purple-veined leaves, which are quite striking in early spring set against the brown leaf clutter of the forest floor. In late May to early June, the plant produces up to twenty yellow, dandelion-like blossoms from a long, wiry stem with numerous branches. Old timers once treated venomous snake bites with a decoction or chewed poultice of this plant. The photos above were taken at Coopers Rock State Forest.

[continent-of-wild-endeavor]

Some lovely things I saw on my hike yesterday.

[mbsposts]

20210514  Great Smoky Mountains NP   -    The Finley Cane-The Bote Mountain-Lead Cove Loop Trail

Rattlesnake Hawkweed   Hieracium venosum