hawkweed

1. Any of various plants of the genus Pilosella (synset 112024165)
   is a type of: herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
   belongs to: genus pilosella, pilosella - genus of hairy perennial herbs with horizontal rhizomes and leafy or underground stolons; Eurasia and North Africa; often considered congeneric with Hieracium
2. Any of numerous often hairy plants of the genus Hieracium having yellow or orange flowers that resemble the dandelion (synset 112002584)
   is a type of: herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
   subtypes:

   • hieracium venosum, rattlesnake weed - a hawkweed with a rosette of purple-veined basal leaves; Canada to northern Georgia and Kentucky
   • hieracium pilocella, mouse-ear hawkweed, pilosella officinarum - European hawkweed having soft hairy leaves; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium
   belongs to: genus hieracium, hieracium - large genus of perennial hairy herbs of Europe to western Asia to northwestern Africa and North America; few are ornamental; often considered congeneric with Pilosella

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