Summary ³

Pilosella aurantiaca (fox-and-cubs, orange hawk bit,:208 devil's paintbrush, grim-the-collier) is a perennial flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae native to alpine regions of central and southern Europe, where it is protected in several regions.

How to recognize it? ⁴

Leafy runners; hairy, leafless stems; clusters of vibrant orange-red dandelion-type heads. Exudes milky juice when broken. Grow to 75cm (2.5 ft).

Native lookalike: Orange mountain dandelion (Agoseris) https://inaturalist.ca/taxa/75302-Agoseris-aurantiaca

Observations in Banff National Park ⁵

https://inaturalist.ca/observations?project_id=69401&taxon_id=711103&place_id=any&verifiable=any

When are they blooming in Banff National Park? Late June at the earliest. Full bloom usually during the second half of July. Bloom/seeding continuing on until early September.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Eric Guimbard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/74218837@N00/642397360
2. (c) bioblitzbanff, all rights reserved
3. Adapted by bioblitzbanff from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilosella_aurantiaca
4. Adapted by metallyza from a work by (c) bioblitzbanff, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
5. (c) metallyza, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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