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Fox and Cubs, Pilosella aurantiaca, Searbh dearg
Photographs: near Bantry, Co. Cork

Fox and Cubs
Pilosella aurantiaca
Searbh dearg
Family: Asteraceae

Previously listed in the genus Hieracium. Also called Orange Hawkweed.
Flowering: June - August. Perennial. Garden escape. Introduced.

Orange flowers with clusters of 5-20 flowerheads. Seeds freely. Leaves in basal rosette, also some stem leaves. Stems branched, hairy. Height: Usually over 20cm.

Occasional on dry banks, roadsides and walls but most frequent in N Ireland. Garden escape, introduced from central Europe.

Fox and Cubs, Pilosella aurantiaca, Searbh dearg

Fox and Cubs, Pilosella aurantiaca, Searbh dearg
Fox and Cubs, Pilosella aurantiaca, Searbh dearg

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