Hieracium lucidum
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
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Hieracium lucidum, or Sicilian sparviere,{{cite web|url=http://luirig.altervista.org/schedeit/fo/hieracium_lucidum.htm|title=Hieracium lucidum Guss.|access-date=2007-12-22 |author=Botanica Sistematica|work=Schede di Botanica|language=Italian
}} is a flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is very similar to Hieracium cophanense. Hieracium lucidum is a perennial herb that prefers the northern slopes of chalky seaside cliffs exposed to wet winds, including sites rich in nitrates from sea bird droppings. Unlike most other hawkweeds, this species reproduces only from seeds.{{cite iucn |author=Gianguzzi, L. |author2=La Mantia, A. |date=2006 |title=Hieracium lucidum |volume=2006 |page=e.T61624A12525812 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T61624A12525812.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}
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Distribution
Hieracium lucidum is found only in Italy; its range is limited to Mt. Gallo, near Palermo (Sicily). Due to the extremely limited area in which it is found, which is estimated to be {{cvt|0.2|km2|sqmi|1}}, the species is listed by IUCN as critically endangered.
Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type shrubby vegetation and rocky shores.
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Category:Endemic flora of Sicily
Category:Critically endangered plants