Orange Hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum L.)

Status:

Listed Noxious Weed In Montana

History:

First Montana Specimen Collected 1

County:

Flathead

Year:

1963

Habitat:

Growth Habit:

Perennial, erect to 12 inches tall.

Leaves:

Lance-shaped, hairy, leaves are basal, occasionally 1 to 2 small leaves on stem.

Stem:

Erect, bristly, terminate, in an umbel of flower heads.

Flower:

5 to 30 per plant, re-orange, petals with notched tips.

Roots:

Fibrous.

Seeds:

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