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Hieracium venosum - L.

Common Name Rattlesnake Weed
Family Asteraceae
USDA hardiness 3-7
Known Hazards None known
Habitats Open woods and clearings
Range Eastern N. America
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Fully Hardy Moist Soil Semi-shade Full sun
Hieracium venosum Rattlesnake Weed


USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. Illustrated flora of the northern states and Canada. Vol. 3: 332.
Hieracium venosum Rattlesnake Weed
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54289096@N00/709633Hierochloe odorata

 

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Summary


Physical Characteristics

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Hieracium venosum is a PERENNIAL growing to 0.3 m (1ft).
See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 3. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Synonyms

Plant Habitats

Woodland Garden Sunny Edge; Dappled Shade; Shady Edge;

Edible Uses

None known

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Medicinal Uses

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A compound infusion of the root has been used in the treatment of bowel complaints[257].

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

Food Forest

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Cultivation details

222130 200 For polyculture design as well as the above-ground architecture (form - tree, shrub etc. and size shown above) information on the habit and root pattern is also useful and given here if available. The plant growth habit is a clumper with limited spread [1-2].

References   Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information

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Other Names

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Native Range

NORTHERN AMERICA: Canada, Ontario, United States, Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Alabama, Delaware, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia,

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

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Hieracium albertinum  0.0 -  LMHSNM00 
Hieracium umbellatumHawkweed, Narrowleaf hawkweedPerennial0.8 5-9  LMHSNM11 

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

 

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