Orange Hawkweed

Watercolour / Gouache / Resin / Gold Leaf

Dimensions: 10.25”x 4.75"

ORANGE HAWKWEED • Pilosella aurantiaca (fox-and-cubs, orange hawkweed,[devil's paintbrush,grim-the-collier) is a perennial flowering plant in the family Asteraceae that is native to alpine regions of central and southern Europe, where it is protected in several regions. It is a low-growing plant with shallow fibrous roots and a basal rosette of elliptical to lanceolate leaves 5–20 centimetres (2.0–7.9 in) long and 1–3 centimetres (0.39–1.18 in) broad.All parts of the plant exude a milky juice. The flowering stem is usually leafless or with just one or two small leaves.