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devil's paintbrush, fox-and-cubs, grim-the-collier, King-devil, orange flower hawkweed, orange hawkweed, tawny hawkweed, épervière orangée

European hawkweed, European King devil, New England hawkweed, savoy hawkweed

Habit Plants 15–35(–60+) cm. Plants ca. 65 cm.
Stems

proximally piloso-hirsute (hairs 2–4+ mm), distally piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–4 mm) and stipitate-glandular.

proximally piloso-hirsute (hairs 2–3+ mm), distally glabrous or stellate-pubescent, sometimes piloso-hirsute as well (hairs 1–2 mm).

Leaves

basal 3–8+, cauline 0(–1+);

blades spatulate to oblanceolate, 45–70(–160+) × 10–35 mm, lengths 3–5+ times widths, bases cuneate, margins entire, apices acute, faces piloso-hirsute (hairs 1–2+ mm) and stellate-pubescent.

basal 0, cauline 12–20+;

blades ± lanceolate, 30–80 × 10–25 mm, lengths 2–4+ times widths, bases cuneate, margins usually toothed, apices acute to acuminate, abaxial faces piloso-hirsute, adaxial glabrous or ± scabrellous (especially distal margins).

Peduncles

stellate-pubescent and stipitate-glandular.

stellate-pubescent.

Involucres

campanulate, 6–8 mm.

campanulate, 8–9 mm.

Florets

25–120+;

corollas orange (drying scarlet to purplish), 10–14+ mm.

40–60+;

corollas yellow, ca. 10 mm.

Phyllaries

13–30+, apices acuminate, abaxial faces piloso-hirsute, stellate-pubescent, and stipitate-glandular.

21+, apices ± rounded, abaxial faces stellate-pubescent and stipitate-glandular.

Calyculi

bractlets 5–8+.

bractlets 21+.

Heads

3–7(–12+) in ± umbelliform arrays.

25–30+ in corymbiform arrays.

Cypselae

columnar, 1.2–1.5(–2) mm;

pappi of 25–30+, white bristles in 1 series, 3.5–4 mm.

columnar, 2.5–3 mm;

pappi of ca. 60+, stramineous bristles in ± 2 series, ca. 6 mm.

Hieracium aurantiacum

Hieracium sabaudum

Phenology Flowering (May–)Jun–Aug(–Sep). Flowering Aug–Sep.
Habitat Disturbed sites (fields, lawns, roadsides), bogs, clays, sands Disturbed sites (grasslands, open woods)
Elevation 10–300(–1000+) m (0–1000(–3300+) ft) 10+ m (0+ ft)
Distribution
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AK; AR; CA; CO; CT; FL; GA; IA; ID; IL; IN; KY; MA; MD; ME; MI; MN; MT; NC; NH; NJ; NY; OH; OR; PA; RI; SD; TN; VA; VT; WA; WI; WV; WY; AB; BC; MB; NB; NL; NS; ON; PE; QC; SK; SPM; Europe [Introduced in North America]
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CT; MA; ME; NJ; NY; PA; WI; BC; NS; Europe [Introduced in North America]
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Source FNA vol. 19, p. 283. FNA vol. 19, p. 289.
Parent taxa Asteraceae > tribe Cichorieae > Hieracium Asteraceae > tribe Cichorieae > Hieracium
Sibling taxa
H. abscissum, H. albiflorum, H. alpinum, H. argutum, H. bolanderi, H. brevipilum, H. caespitosum, H. carneum, H. crepidispermum, H. fendleri, H. flagellare, H. greenei, H. gronovii, H. horridum, H. lactucella, H. longiberbe, H. longipilum, H. megacephalon, H. murorum, H. nudicaule, H. paniculatum, H. parryi, H. pilosella, H. piloselloides, H. pringlei, H. robinsonii, H. sabaudum, H. scabrum, H. schultzii, H. scouleri, H. traillii, H. triste, H. umbellatum, H. venosum, H. vulgatum
H. abscissum, H. albiflorum, H. alpinum, H. argutum, H. aurantiacum, H. bolanderi, H. brevipilum, H. caespitosum, H. carneum, H. crepidispermum, H. fendleri, H. flagellare, H. greenei, H. gronovii, H. horridum, H. lactucella, H. longiberbe, H. longipilum, H. megacephalon, H. murorum, H. nudicaule, H. paniculatum, H. parryi, H. pilosella, H. piloselloides, H. pringlei, H. robinsonii, H. scabrum, H. schultzii, H. scouleri, H. traillii, H. triste, H. umbellatum, H. venosum, H. vulgatum
Synonyms Pilosella aurantiaca
Name authority Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 801. (1753) Linnaeus: Sp. Pl. 2: 804. (1753)
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