orange hawkweed

orange hawkweed

n. A weedy perennial plant (Hieracium aurantiacum) native to Europe and naturalized in North America, having hairy leaves and clusters of orange-red flower heads. Also called devil's paintbrush, Indian paintbrush.

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orange hawkweed - European hawkweed having flower heads with bright orange-red rays; a troublesome weed especially as naturalized in northeastern North America; sometimes placed in genus HieraciumHieracium aurantiacum, Pilosella aurantiacagenus Pilosella, Pilosella - genus of hairy perennial herbs with horizontal rhizomes and leafy or underground stolons; Eurasia and North Africa; often considered congeneric with Hieraciumweed - any plant that crowds out cultivated plants