orange hawkweed

Also known as Devil's Paintbrush, Fox and Cubs, Tawny Hawkweed, Grim the Collier

Orange hawkweed forms dense carpets across sunny meadows and disturbed ground using creeping runners and underground roots. Its striking fiery orange-red flower heads bloom in tight clusters atop leafless stems covered in dark, sticky hairs above basal rosettes of hairy leaves. Outside its native European alpine range, this aggressive perennial outcompetes native vegetation to create dense monocultures.