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Spotted hawkweed

Hieracium maculatum

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Common names

14 names · 13 languages
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Other languages (12)
Dutch
  • Bochtig havikskruid[1][2]
  • Gevlekt havikskruid
French
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 斑叶山柳菊[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 斑葉山柳菊[2]
Czech
  • jestřábník skvrnitý[2]
German
  • Geflecktes Habichtskraut[1][2]
Hungarian
  • foltos hölgymál[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • ウズラバタンポポ[2]
Polish
  • jastrzębiec plamisty[2]
Russian
  • Ястребинка пятнистая[2]
Slovak
  • jastrabník škvrnitý[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 maculatum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Spotted Hawkweed — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 163791; Hieracium maculatum.
  • Geflecktes Habichtskraut — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 163791; Hieracium maculatum.
  • Épervière tachée — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 163791; Hieracium maculatum.
  • Sparviere maculato — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 163791; Hieracium maculatum.
  • Bochtig havikskruid — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 163791; Hieracium maculatum.
[2] Hieracium maculatum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

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

Source records
  • Spotted Hawkweed — results[10].names[1]; taxon id 163791; Hieracium maculatum.
  • Geflecktes Habichtskraut — results[10].names[4]; taxon id 163791; Hieracium maculatum.
  • Épervière tachée — results[10].names[2]; taxon id 163791; Hieracium maculatum.
  • Sparviere maculato — results[10].names[10]; taxon id 163791; Hieracium maculatum.
  • Bochtig havikskruid — results[10].names[11]; taxon id 163791; Hieracium maculatum.
  • jestřábník skvrnitý — results[10].names[3]; taxon id 163791; Hieracium maculatum.
  • ウズラバタンポポ — results[10].names[5]; taxon id 163791; Hieracium maculatum.
  • 斑葉山柳菊 — results[10].names[6]; taxon id 163791; Hieracium maculatum.
  • 斑叶山柳菊 — results[10].names[7]; taxon id 163791; Hieracium maculatum.
  • Ястребинка пятнистая — results[10].names[8]; taxon id 163791; Hieracium maculatum.
  • foltos hölgymál — results[10].names[9]; taxon id 163791; Hieracium maculatum.
  • jastrzębiec plamisty — results[10].names[12]; taxon id 163791; Hieracium maculatum.
  • jastrabník škvrnitý — results[10].names[13]; taxon id 163791; Hieracium maculatum.
Plant references

Source-backed information

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

Taxonomy
Hieracium maculatum 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
Europe to Caucasus.

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

Spotted hawkweed (Hieracium maculatum) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to August.

Sources and references

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

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Hieracium maculatum — 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 370589; ID 3LQSG; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 370589; ID 3LQSG; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Hieracium maculatum — 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 457848; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1623843, 1623844, 1623845, 1623846, 1623847, 1623848, 1623849, 1623850, 1623851, 1623852, 1623853, 1623854, 1623855, 1623856, 1623857, 1623858, 1623859, 1623860

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.