About Hieracium megacephalum Nash
Hieracium megacephalum, commonly called coastal plain hawkweed or bigheaded hawkweed, is a North American plant species. It belongs to the tribe Cichorieae in the family Asteraceae. This species grows only in the southeastern United States, specifically within Georgia, Florida, and the Carolinas. Hieracium megacephalum is an herb that reaches up to 40 cm (16 in) in height. It produces leaves along its stem as well as a rosette of leaves at its base. Its leaves can grow up to 120 mm (4.7 in) long, and sometimes have toothed edges. A single stalk can produce up to 50 flower heads arranged in a flat-topped cluster. Each flower head holds 20 to 50 yellow ray flowers, and has no disc flowers.
