Common Hawkweed vs Suffolk Hawkweed

Hieracium vulgatum compared with Hieracium zygophorum

Key Differences

• Common Hawkweed is Not Evaluated while Suffolk Hawkweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Common Hawkweed	Suffolk Hawkweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Hieracium	Hieracium
Species	Hieracium vulgatum	Hieracium zygophorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Common Hawkweed and Suffolk Hawkweed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Hieracium.

Conservation Status

Common Hawkweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Suffolk Hawkweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Common Hawkweed	Suffolk Hawkweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Common Hawkweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Norway.

Suffolk Hawkweed

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Common Hawkweed

Common hawkweed, <em>Hieracium vulgatum</em>, is a flowering plant belonging to the family Asteraceae. This species is distributed across Belgium and Norway, reflecting a range within northern and western Europe. As a member of the large and taxonomically complex genus Hieracium, <em>Hieracium vulgatum</em> is a perennial herbaceous plant typically found in open habitats such as grasslands, woodland margins, rocky slopes, and disturbed areas. The genus is characterized by its yellow composite flower heads and is known for extreme taxonomic diversity, in part due to widespread apomixis. The species typically grows in relatively dry to moderately moist soils. No dietary information has been provided for this species. Biological traits of this species remain poorly documented in the scientific literature.