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PLANTS

King-devil

Pilosella caespitosa

Plants
IntroducedHerb
King-devil, In flower
King-devil, In fruit
King-devil, photo 3 of 5

Herbaceous plant. Introduced to Québec. Grows in fields.

There are 432 observations of King-devil in Québec, mostly in Côte-Nord, Bas-Saint-Laurent and Abitibi-Témiscamingue, and it has been reported in every region. They peak in June and become rare from September to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Côte-Nord156
  2. Bas-Saint-Laurent66
  3. Abitibi-Témiscamingue34
  4. Capitale-Nationale30
  5. Estrie23
  6. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean20
  7. Outaouais17
  8. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine16
  9. Chaudière-Appalaches16
  10. Montérégie14
  11. Laurentides10
  12. Nord-du-Québec8
  13. Mauricie8
  14. Montréal6
  15. Lanaudière4
  16. Laval2
  17. Centre-du-Québec2

Habitat

FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin

Similar species

Tall hawkweedPilosella piloselloides
Mouse-ear hawkweedPilosella officinarum
Wall hawkweedHieracium murorum
Orange hawkweedPilosella aurantiaca
Common hawkweedHieracium lachenalii
Narrowleaf hawkweedHieracium umbellatum
Narrowleaf hawksbeardCrepis tectorum
Field sow-thistleSonchus arvensis
TOXIC
Hairy cat's earHypochaeris radicata
Flowery hawkweedPilosella floribunda
Rough hawkweedHieracium scabrum
Smooth hawksbeardCrepis capillaris