Common Name: panicled hawkweedScientific Name: Hieracium paniculatum L.Family Name: Asteraceae (Compositae) - Aster or Sunflower FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cyclenative perennial, reproducing by seed and rootstocks Stemsupright, slender, smooth, sometimes sparse hairs near base, branched above leaves – alternate, lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, smooth, slightly toothed, basal leaves withering by flowering time Leavesalternate, lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate, smooth, slightly toothed, basal leaves withering by flowering time Flowersheads of yellow ray (ligulate) florets; panicles above, slender, open spreading or drooping, leafy