Hieracium aurantiacum

Species category

Weed

Common name

orange hawkweed

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.

Shape

ObovateObovate:
Inverted egg shaped with apical end the broadest.
to rectangular

Size

  • Length 1.5–2 mm
  • Width 0.5–0.6 mm
  • Thickness 0.5–0.6 mm

Color

Black

Texture

Rough and ribbed

Other structures

Thin longitudinal ribs; long pappusPappus:
Modified calyx in Asteraceae, composed of hairs, bristles, awns, or scales. The pappus-like structure attached to milkweed seeds is termed a coma. 
or remnants at collar.

Identification notes

AcheneAchene:
A dry, hard, one-chambered, one-seeded indehiscent fruit, as in buckwheat (Fagopyrum) or sunflower (Helianthus). The fruit wall is not united with the seed coat.
is rectangular with a pointed basalBasal:
The base of the fruit or seed opposite the apical end.
end and sometimes curved. Surface is black with five to six strong, rough longitudinal ribs with broad interspaces. PappusPappus:
Modified calyx in Asteraceae, composed of hairs, bristles, awns, or scales. The pappus-like structure attached to milkweed seeds is termed a coma. 
long but usually broken off, leaving short stubble on the apicalApical:
The distal end of the fruit or seed away from the point of attachment or attachment scar.
rim. Scar basalBasal:
The base of the fruit or seed opposite the apical end.
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Noxious weed seed categories

State Noxious Weed: Alaska, Montana, West Virginia, Wyoming 

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Asteraceae

Valid name

Hieracium aurantiacum L.

Synonyms

Pilosella aurantiaca (L.) F.W. Schultz & Sch. Bip.

 Hieracium aurantiacum.  Achenes are black with five to six strong, rough longitudinal ribs with broad interspaces. 
Hieracium aurantiacum. Achenes are black with five to six strong, rough longitudinal ribs with broad interspaces.