Quercus

Rough Hawkweed

Hieracium scabrum

Native to Kentucky (estimated)

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

5CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Hieracium

  • Cucullia floreaGray Hooded Owlet
  • Papaipema eryngiiEryngium Root Borer, Rattlesnake Master Borer Moth
  • Schinia binaBina Flower Moth
  • Dichomeris levisella
  • Oxyptilus delawaricus
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
6BeesSoutheastern regional records
0Specialist beesPollen specialists
2BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Hieracium

  • Bonasa umbellusRuffed Grouse
  • Pinicola enucleatorPine Grosbeak
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)

No records yet · Ants · Beetles · Flies · Adult butterflies / moths · Other wasps · Other insects

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Asteraceae
Hardiness
Zones 4a–9b
Flower color
Yellow

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Rough Hawkweed

Conservation status

Kentucky rankS4
Global rankG5
KY statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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