Noun: orange hawkweed 'or-unj'hok,weed or 'ór-inj'hok,weed [N. Amer], 'ó-rinj'hok,weed [Brit]
- European hawkweed having flower heads with bright orange-red rays; a troublesome weed especially as naturalized in northeastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium
"Orange hawkweed invaded the mountain meadows";
- Pilosella aurantiaca, Hieracium aurantiacum
Derived forms: orange hawkweeds
Type of: weed
Part of: genus Pilosella, Pilosella
Encyclopedia: Orange hawkweed