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Widespread but very local in the South and extremely scattered in the North. It is most common in the Bristol region particularly in the S.E. Habitat includes: wasteland, quarries, rough grassland, railway banks, roadside verges, pavements, walls etc. Other names include: Leopard Spotted Hawkweed, Common Hawkweed, Hieracium maculatum. Growing habit: Perennial. Flowers: June to August. Could be confused with Hieracium scotostictum which has very similar leaf patterning but has smooth, rounded leaves unlike H. maculatum which has a few cerations.