Summary ³

Hieracium caespitosum (commonly known as meadow hawkweed, yellow hawkweed, field hawkweed, king devil, yellow paintbrush, devil's paintbrush, yellow devil, yellow fox-and-cubs, and yellow king-devil) is like several other Hieracium species and has a similar appearance to many of the other Hawkweeds.

How to recognize it? ⁴

Yellow, dandelion-type flower heads. Dark striped buds. Leafless stem. Bristly black hairs. Spatula shaped leaves. Leaves are hairy and darker on the topside. Grow to 1m (3.3 ft).

Native lookalike: Mountain Dandelion (Agoseris) https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/75302-Agoseris-aurantiaca

Observations in Banff National Park ⁵

https://inaturalist.ca/observations?project_id=69401&taxon_id=711086&place_id=any&verifiable=any

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Anita, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/61897811@N00/3643033122
2. AnRo0002, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20190906Pilosella_caespitosa2.jpg
3. Adapted by bioblitzbanff from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilosella_caespitosa
4. (c) bioblitzbanff, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
5. (c) metallyza, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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