Hieracium Pilocella (Noun)
Meaning
European hawkweed having soft hairy leaves; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- European lawns are often plagued by the invasive Pilosella officinarum but they may confuse it with hieracium pilocella as they share similar characteristics.
- Pilosellar officinarum and hieracium pilocella are common weeds of European sidewalks.
- Weeds in the family Asteraceae like hieracium pilocella have soft downy stems and leaves.
- From a distance hieracium pilocella looks like a yellowweed but up close has distinct softer leaves compared to many of its Asteraceae cousins.
- The leafy greens of hieracium pilocella might resemble edible plants but upon closer inspection show their hairy pilocella characteristics distinguishing the plant from more edible options.