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Both of these showy flowering plants belong to the aster family. They’re not native plants yet they may be found throughout Wisconsin in pastures, disturbed fields and along roadside ditches.
The yellow variety has flowers that close at night and on cloudy days. The orange variety is native to Eurasia and is an alpine plant. It is also called the Devil's Paintbrush as its single stem is topped with a red orange color resembling a paint brush.
The common name - Hawkweed - came from folklore that hawks ate the flowers to improve their vision. These plants are now naturalized all over much of North American and all around here – and they should continue to put on a flowering show for the duration of summer.
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