COMMON PLANTS of WISCONSIN |
UWSP Biology 130 |
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Hieracium aurantiacum;
orange hawkweed
[Asteraceae]
Rhizomatous, fibrous-rooted, perennial
with a rosette of narrow, hairy basal leaves and a hairy, mostly
leafless stem topped by bright orange dandelion-like heads ¾-1" wide, in
a compact inflorescence of several short-stalked heads.
Common on roadsides, lawns, and old fields.
Chemically inhibits the growth of other plants.
Flowers from early summer into fall.
An invasive native of Europe.
H. caespitosum is a very similar species with yellow flowers on
somewhat longer stems.
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