Hieracium aurantiacum

Common Name: 
orange hawkweed, devil's paintbrush
Scientific Name: 
Hieracium aurantiacum L.
Family Name: 
Asteraceae (Compositae) - Aster or Sunflower Family
Identification Notes
Life Cycle
introduced perennial, reproducing by seed, rhizomes, and sometimes stolons
Stems
reproductive scapes, coarse, hairy, occasional leaf near base, leafless above
Leaves
oblanceolate to oblong leaves, hairy above and below, prominent white mid-vein (most apparent near base), rosette
Flowers
heads of bright orange to red (ligulate) florets, ray flower toothed ends; head clusters
Flowers of Orange Hawkweed
Flowers of Orange Hawkweed
Flowers of Orange Hawkweed
Flowers of Orange Hawkweed
Other: 
contains milky sap