DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
Hawkweeds (Hieracium spp.) (Nox)
| Scientific name: | Hieracium spp. |  Orange Hawkweed flower |
Common name: | Hawkweeds | |
| Status: | State Prohibited Weed. | |
Habitat: | Subhumid to cool regions on dry, sterile or gravelly, mostly acidic soils (Callihan et al 1997, Muenscher 1955). It is a weed of disturbed areas such as waste land, roadsides, lawns, gardens, pastures, clearings in forest zones, hayfields, cleared timber units and abandoned farmland (Haber 1997, Webb et al 1988). Orange hawkweed invades grassland, mountain meadows, scrub and open and shady undisturbed forest (Callihan et al 1997, Haber 1997, Webb et al 1988). |
Related Links
Further information on Hawkweeds can be found on the DPI Website, Pest Plant Notes.
Weed Management Guide (Alert List for Environmental Weeds) for Orange Hawkweed - on the CRC for Weed Management website (external link).
Weed Identification Note for Orange Hawkweed - on the Weeds Australia website (external link). Information is provided on the generalised current distribution in Australia as well as other information such as origin, distinguishing features, dispersal etc.
Weed Identification Note for Mouse Ear Hawkweed - on the Weeds Australia website (external link). Information is provided on the generalised current distribution in Australia as well as other information such as origin, distinguishing features, dispersal etc.
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This document was last reviewed on 29/09/2008