Hieracium nudicaule is a North American plant species in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. It grows only in the western United States, primarily in California and Oregon, though with a few populations in Washington and northern Idaho.Biota of North America Program 2004 county distribution mapCalflora taxon report, University of California, Hieracium nudicaule (A. Gray) A. Heller, Naked stemmed scouler's hawkweed
Hieracium nudicaule is an herb up to tall, with leaves on the stem and also in a rosette at the bottom. Leaves are up to long, sometimes with teeth on the edges. One stalk can produce 2-12 flower heads in a flat-topped array. Each head has 20-40 yellow ray flowers but no disc flowers.Flora of North America, Hieracium nudicaule (A. Gray) A. Heller, 1906.
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