Pollinator plant

Sticky Hawkweed

Hieracium amplexicaule

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Common names

4 names · 4 languages
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Other languages (3)
Dutch
  • Stengelomvattend havikskruid
French
  • Épervière embrassante[1][2]
Russian
  • Ястребинка стеблеобъемлющая[2]
Sources & name notes (2)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Hieracium amplexicaule — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Sticky Hawkweed — results[1].names[1]; taxon id 1629884; Hieracium amplexicaule.
  • Épervière embrassante — results[1].names[2]; taxon id 1629884; Hieracium amplexicaule.
[2] Hieracium amplexicaule — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Sticky Hawkweed — results[9].names[1]; taxon id 1629884; Hieracium amplexicaule.
  • Épervière embrassante — results[9].names[2]; taxon id 1629884; Hieracium amplexicaule.
  • Ястребинка стеблеобъемлющая — results[9].names[3]; taxon id 1629884; Hieracium amplexicaule.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Hieracium amplexicaule is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Asteraceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Native range
C. & S. Europe, Morocco.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [2]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Low suitability
Nectar value Low
Pollen value Low
Plant profile

About this plant

Sticky Hawkweed (Hieracium amplexicaule) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to July.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Hieracium amplexicaule — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 366864; ID 3LL6V; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 366864; ID 3LL6V; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Hieracium amplexicaule — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 456206; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1619887, 1619889, 1619891, 1619892, 1619894, 1619895, 1619896, 1619897, 1619898, 1619899, 1619900, 1619901, 1619902, 1619903

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.