Orange Hawkweed
'Devil's Paintbrush'


Orange Hawkweed




Composite Family. Perennial, 20-70 cm tall, slender stem leafless or rarely has 1-2 stalkless leaves.

Flowers: Orange, florets all strap like, small, green sepal like bracts at base are covered with blackish glandular hairs. Blooms June-August.

Habitat: Sandy roadsides, fields and clearings. Species was introduced from Europe.