Orange Hawkweed – Hieracium aurantiacum – Added to USWildflowers’ Database

Orange Hawkweed, an introduced and possibly invasive species, has been added to the USWildflowers database (12/15/2012.) Scientific name is Hieracium aurantiacum.  It  is also known by the common name Devil’s Paintbrush.  Photo below was taken along the border of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness near Nels Lake in St. Louis County, MN, on September 9, 2012.   Go to the Orange Hawkweed detail page for more photos and information.

Orange Hawkweed, Devil’s Paintbrush - Hieracium aurantiacum

Orange Hawkweed, Devil’s Paintbrush – Hieracium aurantiacum

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