PLANT PROFILE

Hieracium venosum
rattlesnake weed



Hieracium venosum

Hieracium venosum

Hieracium venosum
Photos courtesy Renee Brecht
Britton & Brown
Botanical name: Hieracium venosum
Common name: rattlesnake weed
Group: dicot
Family: Asteraceae
Growth type: forb/herb
Duration: perennial
Origin: native
Plant height: 12-30"
Foliage: purple veined leaves, leaves purple beneath
Flower: yellow, 1/2 to 3/4" across
Flowering time: May to July, a few flowers to September
Habitat: dry open areas 
Range in New Jersey: statewide
Heritage ranking, if any: n/a
Distribution: