Asteraceae
Hieracium

Hieracium alpinum L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 800 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to W. Siberia and Central Asia, Greenland. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the subalpine or subarctic biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Austria, Belarus, Czechia-Slovakia, East European Russia, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Italy, Kirgizstan, North European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Romania, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, West Siberia

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2024). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 3: 1-823. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Krasnoborov, I.M. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 13: 1-499. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Krasnoborov, I.M. (ed.) (2007). Flora of Siberia 13: 1-499. Scientific Publishers, Inc., Enfield, Plymouth.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Miβbach, R.; Zahn, C.H. [858] Poland K002535386 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002044971 No
Linton, W.R. (Rev.) [s.n.] United Kingdom K002044972 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002044970 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002044990 No
Missbach, R. [183] Germany K002535384 Yes
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002044984 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002044987 No
Avall, A. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002044977 No
Linton, W.R. (Rev.) [s.n.] Switzerland K002044974 No
[Ab] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002044989 No
Clarke, C.B. [48781] France K001623044 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [48848] France K002691377 Yes
Weder, O. [182] Germany K002535383 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002044980 No
W.C.W. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002044976 No
Townsend, C.C. [s.n.] K002044981 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001731280 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002044985 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002044978 No
[Dlicern] [s.n.] United Kingdom K002044973 No
Syme, J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002044979 No
Linton, E.F.; {Rev. W. R. Linton; Marshall, E.S.; Shoolbred, W.A.} [s.n.] K002044982 No
Burkill, I.H. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002044975 No
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002044991 No
Graham, R.; Hooker, W.J. [s.n.] United Kingdom K002044988 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K002044983 No
Weder, O. [237] Germany K002535385 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0