Hieracium horridum

Hieracium horridum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Hieracium
Species:
H. horridum
Binomial name
Hieracium horridum
Fr.
Synonyms
  • Hieracium breweri A.Gray
  • Pilosella horrida (Fr.) F.W.Schultz & Sch.Bip.

Hieracium horridum, known as the prickly hawkweed or shaggy hawkweed, is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. It gets its name from the long, dense, shaggy white to brown hairs (trichomes) which cover all of the plant parts of this plant species. The species is native to Oregon, California, and Nevada in the western United States.