| Author | (L.) F. W. Schmidt | |
| Distribution | Known only from a disturbed area on Ocracoke Island, Hyde County; where photographed (on iNaturalist website) on April 5, 2022.
Native to the Mediterranean region, east to Iran. Naturalized in various parts of the world, including the southwestern U.S., but very few records in the Eastern States. | |
| Abundance | Very rare; one known NC record. | |
| Habitat | Disturbed area; not stated. | |
| Phenology | In bloom in early April in NC. | |
| Identification | A yellow-flowered composite reminiscent of a cat's-ear (Hypochaeris), dandelion (Taraxacum), or hawkweed (Hieracium). It grows to about 1.5 feet tall and has mostly basal, lobed leaves. The involucre (below the flowers) is oddly ovate or egg-shaped; the flowers are yellow, as in most members of the above genera. | |
| Taxonomic Comments | Formerly named as H. rhagadioloides.
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| Other Common Name(s) | Scaly Hawkbit | |
| State Rank | SE | |
| Global Rank | GNR | |
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