Hieracium aurantiacum |
Hieracium megacephalon |
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orange hawkweed |
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Habit | Perennial from fibrous roots and long rhizomes, the bristly stems 2-9 dm. tall, with milky juice. | |
Leaves | Leaves all basal except for 1 or 2 very small cauline leaves, with long bristles on both sides, oblanceolate-linear, up to 1 dm. long. |
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Flowers | Heads several in a compact terminal cluster, the corollas all ligulate and bright red-orange. |
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Hieracium aurantiacum |
Hieracium megacephalon |
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Flowering time | June-August | |
Habitat | Roadsides, fields, meadows, pastures, forest edge, wastelots, and other disturbed areas at low to middle elevations. | |
Distribution | Occurring on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east across southern Canada and northern U.S; widely distributed throughout eastern U.S.
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Origin | Introduced from Europe | |
Conservation status | Not of concern | |
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