Pilosella aurantiaca (L.) F.W.Schultz & Sch.Bip.
orange-red king devil
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
orange-red king devil
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Species Information
General:
Perennial herb from a short or more often elongate rhizome and commonly with short, stout stolons; stems erect, usually solitary, leafless or with 1 or 2 reduced leaves, long bristly-hairy and also with starlike hairs and glandular above, exuding a milky juice when broken, 10-60 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves oblanceolate to elliptic, narrowed to a stalked base, 4-20 cm long, 1-3.5 cm wide, usually long bristly-hairy above, oblanceolate to narrowly elliptic, entire or slightly toothed; stem leaves greatly reduced.
Flowers:
Heads with strap-shaped flowers, several to many in a relatively small round- to flat-topped inflorescence; involucres 5-8 mm tall; involucral bracts lanceolate, long bristly-hairy, also with blackish gland-tipped hairs; ray flowers orange-red, drying to purple.
Fruits:
Achenes narrowed at the base, 1.5-2 mm long; pappus brownish.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Pilosella aurantiaca
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
1007 | 215 | 2200 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
12 | 0 | 70 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
155 | 15 | 355 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
3 | 1 | 6 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
96 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
SBS | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
ESSF(15), ICH(16), IDF(5), PP(1), SBPS(5), SBS(51), SWB(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Mesic to dry roadsides, fields and waste places in the lowland, steppe and montane zones; frequent in BC south of 55degreeN; introduced from Europe.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Hieracium aurantiacum L.