Pilosella aurantiaca

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Cichorioideae
Tribus: Cichorieae
Subtribus: Hieraciinae
Genus: Pilosella
Species: Pilosella aurantiaca
Subspecies: P. a. subsp. aurantiaca – P. a. subsp. auropurpurea – P. a. subsp. decolorans

Name

Pilosella aurantiaca (L.) F.W.Schultz & Sch.Bip., Flora 45: 426 (1862).

Synonyms

Basionym
- Hieracium aurantiacum L., Sp. Pl.: 801 (1753).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Europe
- Northern Europe
  - Denmark (I), Føroyar (I), Finland, Great Britain (I), Ireland (I), Norway, Sweden.
- Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium (I), Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Netherlands (I), Poland, Switzerland.
- Southwestern Europe
  - France.
- Southeastern Europe
  - Bulgaria, Italy, NW. Balkan Pen., Romania.
- Eastern Europe
  - Baltic States (I), Belarus (I), East European Russia, North European Russia, Ukraine.
Asia-Temperate
- Siberia
  - Altay (I), West Siberia (I).
- Russian Far East
  - Kamchatka (I), Khabarovsk (I), Kuril Is. (I), Sakhalin (I).
- Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan (I), Kirgizstan (I).
- Eastern Asia
  - Japan (I).
Australasia
- Australia
  - New South Wales (I), Tasmania (I), Victoria (I).
Northern America
- Subarctic America
  - Alaska (I), Labrador (I), Newfoundland (I).
- Western Canada
  - Alberta (I), British Columbia (I), Manitoba (I), Saskatchewan (I).
- Eastern Canada
  - New Brunswick (I), Nova Scotia (I), Ontario (I), Prince Edward I. (I), Québec (I).
- Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Idaho (I), Montana (I), Oregon (I), Washington (I), Wyoming (I).
- North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois (I), Iowa (I), Michigan (I), Minnesota (I), Missouri (I), Ohio (I), South Dakota (I), Wisconsin (I).
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut (I), Maine (I), Maryland (I), Massachusetts (I), New Hampshire (I), New Jersey (I), New York (I), Pennsylvania (I), Rhode I. (I), Vermont (I), West Virginia (I).
- Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California (I).
- South-Central U.S.A.
  - Arkansas (I).
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Florida (I), Georgia (I), Kentucky (I), North Carolina (I), Tennessee (I), Virginia (I).
Antarctic
- Subantarctic Islands
  - Falkland Is. (I).

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Schultz, F.W. & Schultz-Bipontinus, C.H. 1862. Pilosella als eigene Gattung aufgestellt von den Brüdern Friedrich Wilhelm und Carl Heinrich Schultz-Bipontinus. Flora 45(27): 417–432. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2022. Flora Germanica. Alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild. 2 vols., 1712 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur, Ubstadt-Weiher. ISBN 978-3-95505-333-8 Reference page.
Hassler, M. & Muer, T. 2024. Flora Germanica. Alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 3. Kritische Gattungen. 824 pp., Verlag Regionalkultur (Ubstadt-Weiher). ISBN 978-3-95505-466-3 Reference page.
Kharkevich, S.S. (ed.) 1992. Plantae Vasculares Orientalis Extremi Sovietici 6. 428 pp., Nauka, Leningrad. Reference page.
Meades, S.J. & Brouillet, L. 2019. Annotated Checklist of the Vascular Plants of Newfoundland and Labrador. Reference page.
Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa H., Zając, A., Zając, M. 2020. Vascular Plants of Poland. An annotated checklist. 526 pp., W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences. ISBN 978-83-62975-45-7 Reference page.
Roskov, R., Kunze, T., Orrell, T., Abucay, L., Paglinawan, L., & Culham, A. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis. Leiden, the Netherlands. Reference page.
Stace, C.A. 2019. New Flora of the British Isles. ed. 4. 1266 pp. C & M Floristics, Middelwood Green, Suffolk ISBN 978-1-5272-2630-2 Reference page.
Stalažs, A. 2024. List of vascular plants of Latvia (with Latvian names): 1-312. Dobele. Reference page.
de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. 2022. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island. 2022 edition. 161 pp. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. PDF Homepage. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Pilosella aurantiaca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Apr 23. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Pilosella aurantiaca. Published online. Accessed: 23 Apr 2026. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Pilosella aurantiaca. Accessed: 23 4 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Orangerotes Habichtskraut
English: Orange hawkweed
suomi: Oranssivoikeltano, oranssikeltano
français: Épervière orangée
Nederlands: Oranje havikskruid
norsk nynorsk: Hårsveveslekta
norsk: Hårsveveslekta/hårsveveslekten
Türkçe: Turuncu şahin otu