noun
orange hawkweed; fox-and-cubs
A perennial flowering plant with orange-red flowers, native to Europe but naturalized in Japan. Scientific name: Pilosella aurantiaca (syn. Hieracium aurantiacum).
コウリンタンポポは北海道の道端でよく見かける。
Orange hawkweed is often seen along roadsides in Hokkaido.
コウリンタンポポの鮮やかなオレンジ色の花が咲いている。
The bright orange flowers of the orange hawkweed are blooming.
タンポポ (dandelion) is a common yellow-flowered weed; コウリンタンポポ is a different species with orange-red flowers, often called 'hawkweed' in English.
The name コウリンタンポポ literally means 'red-ring dandelion,' from 紅 (kō, 'crimson'), 輪 (rin, 'ring'), and タンポポ (tanpopo, 'dandelion'), referring to the flower's color and shape. The plant is not a true dandelion but a hawkweed (Pilosella aurantiaca).