Hieracium elizabethae-reginae (Asteraceae), a new English species of hawkweed named after Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Authors

  • T.C.G. Rich BSBI
  • J.K. Warren

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33928/bib.2023.05.252

Keywords:

Endemic, England, Gloucestershire

Abstract

Hieracium elizabethae-reginae sp. nov. is named in honour of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. It is a member of Hieracium section Hieracium distinguished by its glaucous rosette leaves, partly-stylose capitula and the absence of simple hairs on the bracts. About 500 plants are known in two sites on calcareous grassland in Gloucestershire, England. It is IUCN Threat Category ‘Endangered’.

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Published

2023-12-28

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Vol. 5 No. 3 (2023): British & Irish Botany

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