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English: A single inflorescence of Pilosella aurantiaca (family Asteraceae) showing the distinctive black trichomes (plant hairs) referenced in its oldest English common name, Grim-the-collier, which likens them to sooty grime on the face of the figure from English folklore of the same name. Grim the Collier is a somewhat villainous charcoal-burner or coal miner/merchant who features in no fewer than three sixteenth-century plays - one of which actually bears his name, despite the fact that he is not the main character in the drama.

P. aurantiaca is a common weed species in the Scottish Borders, where it is widely tolerated for the sake of its attractive fiery orange flowers, despite the fact that it can prove invasive, thanks to both its spreading stoloniferous leaf rosettes and ‘dandelion clock’ seed heads with their wind-distributed, seed-like fruits - each with its own pappus ( downy ‘parachute’ ).

This specimen was photographed in a municipal flower bed in the border town of Biggar.
Français : Une seule inflorescence de Pilosella aurantiaca (famille des Asteraceae) montrant les trichomes noirs distinctifs (poils végétaux) référencés dans son nom commun anglais le plus ancien, Grim-the-collier, qui les compare à de la crasse fuligineuse sur le visage de la figure du folklore anglais du même nom. Grim the Collier est un charbonnier ou un mineur/marchand de charbon quelque peu méchant qui apparaît dans pas moins de trois pièces du XVIe siècle - dont l'une porte en fait son nom, bien qu'il ne soit pas le personnage principal du drame.

P. aurantiaca est une espèce de mauvaise herbe commune dans les Scottish Borders où elle est largement tolérée en raison de ses jolies fleurs orange vif, malgré le fait qu'elle peut s'avérer envahissante, grâce à la fois à ses rosettes de feuilles stolonifères étalées et à son « horloge de pissenlit ». têtes de graines avec leurs fruits ressemblant à des graines distribuées par le vent - chacun avec sa propre aigrette (« parachute » duveteux).

Ce spécimen a été photographié dans un parterre de fleurs municipal de la ville frontalière de Biggar (Écosse).
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Single inflorescence of Pilosella aurantiaca showing distinctive black trichomes (plant hairs).

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