NOUN
- any of various plants of the genus Pilosella
- any of numerous often hairy plants of the genus Hieracium having yellow or orange flowers that resemble the dandelion
How To Use hawkweed In A Sentence
- The ancient Greeks believed that the sap of hawkweeds was responsible for the keen eyesight of hawks.
- Most hawkweeds have the characteristic orange flower on top of a slender stalk.
- Treatments such as fertilization can increase the competitive ability of more desirable plants, preventing hawkweeds from becoming established.
- Orange hawkweed is found from western Washington to Wyoming and is known to occur in eastern states.
- A syrphid fly ( '' Eristalinus taeniops '') pollinating a Common Hawkweed Pollinator
- Orange hawkweed is quite widespread in New Zealand and has the potential to become a major problem there.
- Tall grassland is scattered with hawkweed, ragwort, wild carrot and melilot flowers, along with clumps of bird's-foot trefoil, lucerne and goat's rue, and there are regular uprisings of brambles and wild rose, and sprawls of sallow and birch scrub. Country Diary: Canvey Wick, Essex
- Orange hawkweed has a shallow root system and underground creeping stems called rhizomes.
- Hawks, whose survival depended on good eyesight, are said to have visited the hawkweeds to drink their juice to strengthen their eyesight.
- Purple gentians and orchids, blue scabious and harebells, orange hawkweeds, and cream and pink yarrow provide a kaleidoscope of colour to enjoy at the end of your walk.
