Common Name:
Orange Hawkweed
Scientific Name:
Hieracium aurantiacum L.
Family:
Asteraceae


Photo courtesy of
Marta Mueller

Description: Orange hawkweed is a fibrous-rooted perennial. The plant grows up to 12 inches tall on a single stem with small black hairs. The leaves are in a basal rosette, with few leaves on the stem. Flower heads range from yellow-orange in the middle to darker orange on the outer edges. Orange hawkweed is native to Europe. Flower enthusiasts interested in its beautiful orange flower assisted the distribution of this weed.

Control: Perennial plants require depletion of nutrient reserves in the root system, prevention of seed production and prevention of dispersal.