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This European perennial invades pastures and lawns, displacing native plants and forming monocultures. The vibrant orange-red flowers are clustered at the top of the leafless stem and bloom in late spring to mid-summer. Orange hawkweed (Hieracium aurantiacum) grows about 12' tall and produces dandelion-like fuzzy seedheads. The plant spreads through stolons (stems or runners that grow along the ground). All parts of the plant produce a milky juice. The best way to remove this weed is to dig it out by hand, making sure to get all pieces of the roots.
Some native plant alternatives are:
- Oregon sunshine
- Douglas aster
- Orange sneezeweed
- California poppy
- Arrowleaf balsamroot
(Top photo by Gail Hampshire)
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