What is hawkweed herb?

What is hawkweed herb?

This medicinal plant belongs to the Asteraceae plant family. It is an herb native to Europe. Hawkweed herb was born in the spring. The leaves are long, pale green on the upper surface and whitish on the underside. The flowers of this herb are 1.8 to 2.2 cm in diameter, yellow with red stripes on the outer surface.

What is the shape of hawkweed?

Hawkweed herb was born in the spring. The leaves are long, pale green on the upper surface and whitish on the underside. The flowers of this herb are 1.8 to 2.2 cm in diameter, yellow with red stripes on the outer surface.

How does hawkweed spread?

Yellow hawkweed is a perennial and spreads by seeds, stolons and rhizomes. It flowers from mid-May to July and usually sets seed by August. Yellow hawkweed thrives in disturbed areas such as roadsides, gravel pits and pastures. It can also invade meadows and forested areas and is well-adapted to life at higher elevations.

Is yellow hawkweed a Class B Weed?

Yellow hawkweed, on the state list since before 1988, is a Class B Noxious Weed in Washington in the group of hawkweeds known as meadow hawkweeds (in the subgenus Pilosella ).