General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 18-24 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Year Round
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Culinary Herb
Medicinal Herb
Vegetable
Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Leaves
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: readily self-seeds.
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Asiatic False Hawksbeard
  • Oriental False Hawksbeard
  • Japanese Hawkweed
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Youngia japonica
  • Synonym: Youngia lyrata

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Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2022-03-08
flower cluster with weedy ferns
Location: Charleston, SC
Date: 2022-03-15
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2024-03-16
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2024-03-16
Location: Thomasville, GA USA
Date: 2020-04-26
Found growing all alone on the edge of a planted bed in my garden
Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: April 8, 2022
False Hawks beard #34 nn; LHB p. 985, 194-9-?, "Greek for sandal.
Location: Southern Pines, NC
Date: April 15, 2023
False Hawks beard #34 nn; LHB p. 985, 194-9-?, "Greek for sandal.
Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: April 8, 2022
False Hawks beard #34 nn; LHB p. 985, 194-9-?, "Greek for sandal.
Location: Aberdeen, NC
Date: March 30, 2024
False Hawks beard #34 nn; LHB p. 985, 194-9-?, "Greek for sandal.
Location: Jefferson County, Texas
Date: January  5, 2012
Location: Sumatera Indonesia
Date: 2018-02-22
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2020-11-23
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2020-11-23
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2020-11-23
Location: Sebastian,  Florida
Date: 2020-11-23
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2013-01-13
Location: Jefferson County, Texas
Date: November 30, 2011
Location: Jefferson County, Texas
Date: January  5, 2012
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2013-01-13
Location: Daytona Beach, Florida
Date: 2013-01-13
Comments:
  • Posted by plantladylin (Sebastian, Florida - Zone 10a) on Feb 17, 2013 2:25 PM concerning plant:
    Youngia japonica is a clump forming annual that can reach heights of 12 to 14 inches, with leaves growing to 6 inches in length. The plant bears many individual small yellow flower heads. Asiatic False Hawksbeard is a common, nuisance weed that has naturalized here in Florida but it has a short taproot, making it easy to pull up. It sprouts in lawns, nursery containers, flower beds and disturbed sites.

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