Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Asteraceae

Genus:

Hieracium

Species:

Hieracium ronasii

Growth Characteristics

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Bloom Months:

jun, jul, aug

Bloom Colors:

yellow

Keystone Species Ranking

Pollen Specialist Bee Keystone:

★☆☆☆☆ Native pollen specialist bee species supported by this genus (NWF)

Garden & Ecology Notes

Habitat:

Rocky outcrop, Montane

Ecology:

Hieracium ronasii is a rare, apomictic micro-endemic hawkweed known exclusively from Ronas Hill in Shetland, Scotland, where it inhabits subalpine fellfield, scree, and stony moorland environments.

Soil Requirements

Soil:

rocky

pH:

acidic

Drainage:

well-drained

Moisture:

dry to moderate

Notes:

Grows in acidic, rocky skeletal soils, scree, and fellfield gravels derived from granite or felsite.