Plants : AsteraceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Hieracium latobrigorum (Zahn) Roffey

hawkweed

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Hieracium latobrigorum

Description: One of the so-called 'foliose' hawkeweeds, with tall stems with many narrow leaves up the stem and an inflorescence of bright yellow flower heads. An attractive species of riversides, especially in sheltered and wooded glens in upland areas such as the Mourne area or the Antrim glens. The commonest of the foliose hawkweeds; flowering from July onwards.

All names: Hieracium latobrigorum (Zahn) Roffey; Hieracium inuloides ssp. latobrigorum Zahn; Hieracium auratum auct, non F.Hanb

Distribution Map from NBN: Hieracium latobrigorum at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Hieracium latobrigorum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Hieracium latobrigorum. (Zahn) Roffey. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=14492. Accessed on 2026-11-02.