Fox-and-cubs - Pilosella aurantiaca
Alternative names
Orange Hawkweed
Description
Short to medium, stoloniferous, blackish-hairy plant. Leaves mostly in a basal rosette. Flowers orange-red 13 to 15 mm in fairly tight clusters.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Grassy and waste habitats, lawns, cultivated land.
When to see it
June to August.
Life History
Perennial.
UK Status
Widely naturalised in Britain.
VC55 Status
Quite common and probably increasing in Leicestershire and Rutland. In the 1979 Flora survey of Leicestershire it was found in 19 of the 617 tetrads.
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