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Allegheny Hawkweed

Pilosella paniculata (pil-oh-SEL-uh pan-ick-yoo-LAH-tuh)

Family: Asteraceae Native Herbaceous

Panicled Hawkweed is a weedy wildflower, present from summer into fall. It can be found growing in dry to moist forests and woodlands and along trail sides as well as man-made or disturbed habits. It will rise from a caudex which is a short persistent stem base at or just below the surface of the soil. This caudex overwinters and produces the next season's stem. The stems are usually solitary, producing stem leaves up into the bloom. It has few or no basal leaves. It typically blooms in August but can flower from July to October. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Can be considered to be weedy.

Source: NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox ↗ NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox, 40 attributes.

How it fits the guild

Guild layer 4 - Herbaceous
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Companions & Conflicts

Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.

No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.

Also noted by NC State

Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.

Full plant profile

Growing Conditions
Plant type
Herbaceous Perennial; Weed; Wildflower
Life cycle
Perennial
USDA zones
4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil drainage
Occasionally Dry
NC region
Mountains; Piedmont
Growth rate
Rapid
Maintenance
High
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Erect
Texture
Fine
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf shape
Lanceolate
Leaf margin
Dentate; Entire; Serrate
Leaf feel
Velvety
Leaf size
3-6 inches long, 1-3 inches wide
Hairs present
Yes
Leaf detail
The underside of the leaves is whitened and may have minimal hairs.
Flower color
Gold/Yellow
Flower shape
Star
Flower size
< 1 inch
Flower detail
The flower head has ray flowers only, individual flowers of the head have a strap-shaped ray. The ray may or may not have teeth at the very tip.
Bloom time
Summer
Stem detail
Solitary stem with some hairs present at the base.
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Native
Origin
Eastern North america
Distribution
AL, CT, DC, DE, GA, IN, KY, MA, MD, MEM MI, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VA, VT, WV
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Naturalized Area; Woodland
Garden tags
#summer flowers #native wildflower #naturalizes #naturalized area #full sun tolerant #herbaceous perennial
Problems & Resistance
Problems
Weedy

Planted at Hunnicutt

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