Common Name: European hawkweedScientific Name: Hieracium vulgatum Fries syn. Hieracium lachenaliiFamily Name: Asteraceae (Compositae) - Aster or Sunflower FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced perennial, reproducing by seed Stemsupright, very hairy (stellate and simple), leafy, milky sap Leavesalternate, broadly elliptic to lanceolate, margins strongly tooth, basal leaves petioled and present during flowering, stem leaves small and sessile Flowers heads of yellow ray (ligulate) florets; clusters terminal, round-topped, open