Historical Common Names of Great Plains Plants:

Hieracium L.

Origin: native

Scientific Synonyms: Heteropleura Schultz-Bip., Hieracium (Tourn.) L.

Common names:

Eperviére (1900, French) (158)

Habichtskraut (1900, German) (158)

Hawkweed [Hawk weed, Hawk-weed] (1818-Present, sap said to sharpen eyesight) (1, 2, 4, 10, 50, 63, 93, 109, 138, 155, 156, 158)

Speer-hawk (1900) (158)