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Asiatic Hawksbeard

​Youngia japonica
Asiatic hawksbeard (Youngia japonica) is a summer annual herb that persists year-round. Native to Asia, Australia, and some Pacific islands, it has invaded much of the eastern United States and Hawaii.  It initially invades in disturbed areas such as roads, trails, and eroded hillsides, but can spread to less disturbed areas via wind-dispersed seeds.

​The leaves of Asiatic hawksbeard occur in basal rosettes and are light green, coarsely toothed, often deeply lobed in the basal half, and covered with short, bristly hairs. The generally leafless branched inflorescence occurs on one or more short hairy stalks (6- to 15- inches tall).  Examined closely, the inflorescence is composed of both ray and disc flowers, both bright yellow and very small, often tipped with dark brown to black, appearing like little dandelions.  Asiatic hawksbeard has been observed in the Piedmont and Coastal Plain of North Carolina.
Fact Sheet: Asiatic Hawksbeard
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Photo Credit: Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Photo Credit: Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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  • Home
  • About
    • Donate
    • Invasives 101
    • Membership
    • Board of Directors >
      • NC-IPC ByLaws
    • Contact
    • Listserve
  • News
    • Iverson Scholarship
    • Wildland Weeds Magazine
    • Calendar >
      • 2018 Workshop
  • NC Invasive Plants
    • Ailanthus Altissima (Tree-of-Heaven)
    • Elaeagnus umbellata (Autumn Olive)
    • Ficaria verna (Fig Buttercup)
    • Imperata cylindrica (Cogongrass)
    • Ligustrum sinense (Chinese Privet)
    • Ligustrum vulgare (Wild Privet)
    • Lonicera japonica (Japanese Honeysuckle)
    • Microstegium vimineum (Japanese Stilt Grass)
    • Nandina domestica
    • Nymphoides indica (water snowflake)
    • Paulownia tomentosa (Princess Tree)
    • Persicaria perfoliata (Mile-A-Minute Vine)
    • Pueraria montana (Kudzu)
    • Pyrus calleryana (Bradford Pear)
  • Annual Symposiums
    • 2022 Joint Symposium >
      • 2022 Speaker Presentations
    • 2021 Virtual Conference
    • 2019 Joint Symposium >
      • 2019 Presentations
    • 2018 Annual Symposium
    • 2017 Annual Symposium
    • 2016 Annual Symposium >
      • 2016 agenda
    • 2015 Annual Symposium >
      • 2015 Presentations
      • 2015 Agenda
  • Projects
    • Fig Buttercup Project
    • Eno River Hydrilla Project
    • Awareness Week
  • Awards
    • 2015 Student Competition Winners
    • 2015 EIA Award
    • 2014 EIA Award