''Hieracium sabaudum'', also known as New England hawkweed, European hawkweed or a Savoy hawkweed,
is a European species of plants in the tribe
Cichorieae within the family
Asteraceae. It is native to Europe but has become naturalized in parts of North America. In Canada, it grows in
British Columbia,
Québec
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, and
Nova Scotia. In the United States, it has been found in
Washington state in the
Northwest
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as well as
Wisconsin and the
Northeast
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(from
Maine to
Ohio). The species is considered a
noxious weed
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in
Washington state.
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Habitat and distribution
The plant can be found growing in the fields, roadsides and forests, and usually in well-drained soil.[
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Common names
en, New England hawkweed, European king devil
french: épervíère de Savoie
References
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sabaudum
Flora of Europe
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
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