The pink colouring under the flowers is distinctive.
Pilosella officinarum 2Aug2017 NS6265 MP
The flower stems is not branched.
Pilosella officinarum 28May2017 NS8267 PW
The particular shade of lemon yellow is also distinctive.
Pilosella officinarum 28May2017 NS8267 PW
The leaves are soft with long hairs and held flat to the ground.
Pilosella officinarum NS7951 20July2020 PW
Unlike P. officinarum the flower stems are branched.
Pilosella flagellaris ssp flagellaris 14Jun2017 NS6462 MP
Pilosella flagellaris ssp flagellaris NS6662 23Jul2020 PW
Pilosella aurantiaca 22Jun2017 NS7155 MP
Pilosella aurantiaca NS8549 23June2020 DG
Pilosella aurantiaca ssp carpathicola 1Jul2016 NS8039 MP
Pilosella aurantiaca ssp. aurantiaca NS8049 21Sep2020 MP
Pilosella aurantiaca ssp. aurantiaca NS8049 21Sep2020 MP
Pilosella species - Mouse-ear-hawkweeds
Pilosella officinarum - Mouse-ear-hawkweed
Pilosella flagellaris subsp. flagellaris
Pilosella aurantiaca - Fox and Cubs
There are two subspecies of this plant:
Subspecies carpathicola has leaves about the length and width of your middle finger, it spreads by stolons. It is commoner.
Subspecies aurantiaca has leaves about twice the length and width of your middle finger, it spreads by rhizomes.