A dandelion high in the Alps?

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A dandelion high in the Alps?

A dandelion high in the Alps?

It looks like a dandelion, but I didn't know they came in orange... Photo taken a few kilometers east of Ijes, at around 1800m or so. 24 June 2012.
rgg
on Mar 18, 2013 3:12 am
Image Type(s): Flora
Image ID: 842779

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selinunte01

selinunte01 - Mar 18, 2013 7:41 am - Hasn't voted

Looks like a

hawkweed species (Hieracium sp.) with a beautiful colour. Cheers, Michael

rgg

rgg - Mar 18, 2013 11:11 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Looks like a

I looked up Hieracium sp.. From the description, I must say it's very close, but after reading that article and a bit more, I put my money on the closely related Pilosella aurantiaca, because that one is indeed orange and its natural habitat is the alpine regions of central and southern Europe.

Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.

Tschüß, Rob

selinunte01

selinunte01 - Mar 19, 2013 9:10 am - Hasn't voted

Re: Looks like a

You get all the points!
Hieracium sp. seems at least to be very close as this plant formerly was called Hieracium aurantiacum as I learned from Wikipedia. And it definitively is a hawkweed.
But what counts most is the pleasure and joy these alpine wildflowers can give to those who look at them....
Michael

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