Orange Hawkweed; Tawny Hawkweed, Devil's Paintbrush, Grim-the-collier)
is a flowering plant of the family Asteraceae native to alpine regions of central and southern Europe, where it is protected in several regions. In North America it is considered a highly noxious weed
It is a low-growing plant with shallow fibrous roots and a basal rosette of elliptical to lanceolate leaves 5–20 cm long and 1–3 cm broad. The flowering stem is usually leafless or with just one or two small leaves. The stem and leaves are covered with short stiff hairs (trichomes), usually blackish in color.
