hawkweed: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Hieracium

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Cluster of bright orange and yellow Hieracium aurantiacum flowers with fringed petals, blooming on a green meadow background.

Close-up of a bright yellow common hawkweed flower, Hieracium vulgatum, with pointed petals against a blurred green background.

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