hawkweed
Dandelion-like meadow plant
Hawkweed is any of numerous plants in the genus *Hieracium*, typically with yellow or orange dandelion-like flowers and hairy leaves.
The name supposedly reflects an old belief that hawks ate the plant to sharpen their vision.
Hawkweeds grow aggressively in meadows and roadsides, often considered weeds: The field was thick with hawkweed.
Yellow flower, white puffball
- chicoryRoasted root coffee alternative
- sow-thistlePrickly yellow-flowered weed
- rosetteCircular ribbon ornament
- stolonsHorizontal stems producing new plants
rhizomes · perennial · composite · latex · achene · pappus · hairy · bristly
Grassy field for grazing
- bloomFlower or flourishing state
- prairieOpen grassy flatland
- alpineOf high elevations
- hillsideSloping terrain face
roadside · pollinator · bee · butterfly · nectar · grassland · pasture · hedgerow
To distribute widely
- colonizeEstablish control over territory
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- non-nativeNot indigenous here
- outcompeteBeat in rivalry
infestation · encroachment · displace · monoculture · eradication · biocontrol · prohibited · quarantine
dandelion
Yellow flower, white puffball
- chicoryRoasted root coffee alternative
- sow-thistlePrickly yellow-flowered weed
- rosetteCircular ribbon ornament
stolons · rhizomes · perennial · composite · latex · achene · pappus · hairy · bristly
meadow
Grassy field for grazing
hillside · roadside · pollinator · bee · butterfly · nectar · grassland · pasture · hedgerow · naturalized
spread
To distribute widely
- colonizeEstablish control over territory
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- non-nativeNot indigenous here
outcompete · infestation · encroachment · displace · monoculture · eradication · biocontrol · prohibited · quarantine · management
astringent
Tissue-contracting agent
herbalism · eyebright · anti-inflammatory · infusion · decoction · digestive