Hieracium megacephalon Nash. Common name: Bigheaded Hawkweed. Phenology: (Jan-) Apr-May (-Oct). Habitat: Dry sandy soils of pinelands and hammocks. Distribution: S. GA south to s. FL. A specimen from Berkeley County, SC believed to be this is under investigation by Bradley et al. [in prep.]).
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl7, K4, POWO, WH3; = Hieracium megacephalum Nash — FNA19, SE1, orthographic variant; = n/a — RAB; > Hieracium argyraeum Small — S; > Hieracium megacephalon Nash — S; Hieracium megacephalon Nash. Basionym: Hieracium megacephalon Nash 1895
Links to other floras: = Hieracium megacephalum - FNA19
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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