Crepis biennis

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Crepis biennis
Crepis biennis (Wiesen-Pippau) IMG 22243.JPG
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Crepis
Species:
C. biennis
Binomial name
Crepis biennis
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Crepis biennis is a European species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae with the common name rough hawksbeard. [1] It is native to Europe and Asia Minor, as well as being sparingly naturalized in scattered locations in the northeastern United States and on the island of Newfoundland in eastern Canada. [2] [3] [4]

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Description

Crepis biennis is a perennial herb up to 120 cm (48 inches) tall. One plant can produce as many as 14 small flower heads, each with up to 100 yellow ray florets but no disc florets. [1]

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