Plants : AsteraceaeFerns and Flowering Plants

Hieracium iricum Fries

hawkweed

Description: Similar to, and closely related to, H. anglicum. A species of basalt or chalk outcrops along the Antrim coastal scarp, sometimes on rocky river banks at high altitude eg on the Garron Plateau.

All names: Hieracium iricum Fries

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

iNaturalist: Hieracium iricum at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Hackney, P., 2026. Hieracium iricum. Fries. [In] Flora of Northern Ireland.
https://habitas.org/flora/species.php?item=34175. Accessed on 2026-11-02.