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orange hawkweed

Pilosella aurantiaca

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 400, February 410, March 649, April 1,271, May 2,441, June 2,535, July 862, August 779, September 819, October 671, November 419, December 374.
United States21,278
Canada14,384
Ontario6,757
United Kingdom5,029
England3,694
British Columbia3,235
Michigan2,859
Wisconsin2,838
Germany2,778
Minnesota2,562

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genusmouse-ear hawkweeds · Pilosella

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