Photos: Comeragh Mountains, Co. Waterford

English Hawkweed Hieracium anglicum Lus na seabhac Family: Asteraceae Flowering May - July. Perennial. Native. Small clusters of lemon-yellow flowers. Basal rosettes of stalked bluish-green leaves and 1-2 stem leaves, more/less clasping. The branched stems and leaves have whitish hairs. Identified by Paul Green Fairly frequent on rocky limestone in W Ireland, Co.Waterford and in the mountains of Antrim and Derry. Commonest Irish microspecies. Many diffent Hawkweed species occur and as they can be very difficult to accurately identify many are probably under-recorded

English Hawkweed, Hieracium anglicum, Lus na seabhac