Umbellate hawkweed

Hieracium umbellatum

There is in Quebec introduced and natives Hawkweed.

The Umbellate hawkweed is unquestionably a native because it blooms in our wood and forests.

Called sometimes Canadian hawkweed it is also the biggest of our hawkweed.

Its basal leaves, especially at the beginning of its growth, are often stained with purple.

The excessive polymorphism of the gender Hieracium explains the very numerous Latin synonyms of this species.