Crepis vesicaria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Tribe: | Cichorieae |
Genus: | Crepis |
Species: | C. vesicaria |
Binomial name | |
Crepis vesicaria | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Synonymy
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Crepis vesicaria is a European species of flowering plant in the daisy family with the common name beaked hawk's-beard. [2] [3] It is native to the Western and Southern Europe from Ireland and Portugal east as far as Germany, Austria, and Greece. [3] It became naturalized in scattered locations in North America. [3] [4]
Crepis vesicaria is an annual, biennial, or perennial herb up to 120 cm (48 inches or 4 feet) tall, producing a large underground caudex. Each plant can have as many as 20 flower heads, each with up to 70 ray florets but no disc florets. It grows on hillsides and in sandy clearings. [5]
A prominent plant, Crepis vesicaria stands erect, with many branches, each ending in its own dandelion-like flower. [6]
The underside of the flower has two layers of leaf-like phyllaries. The inner layer is longer and pointed, and often curls back away from the rest of the flower head. The outer layer is substantially shorter. [6]
Subspecies include: [1]
The smooth hawksbeard, Crepis capillaris, is a species of flowering plant in the dandelion tribe within the sunflower family, native to Europe. It has become naturalized in other lands and is regarded as a weed in some places.
Crepis, commonly known in some parts of the world as hawksbeard or hawk's-beard, is a genus of annual and perennial flowering plants of the family Asteraceae superficially resembling the dandelion, the most conspicuous difference being that Crepis usually has branching scapes with multiple heads. The genus name Crepis derives from the Greek krepis, meaning "slipper" or "sandal", possibly in reference to the shape of the fruit.
Crepis monticola is a North American species of wildflowers in the daisy family known by the common name mountain hawksbeard.
Crepis acuminata is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name tapertip hawksbeard. It is native to the western United States where it grows in many types of open habitat.
Crepis bakeri is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Baker's hawksbeard. It is native to the western United States where it grows in many types of mountain and plateau habitat. It is found in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, northern California, Nevada, and Utah.
Crepis intermedia is a North American species of flowering plants in the daisy family known by the common name limestone hawksbeard. It is native to the Pacific Northwest, Columbia Plateau, Great Plains and Southwestern regions of western North America.
Crepis modocensis is a species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name Modoc hawksbeard.
Crepis occidentalis is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names western hawksbeard, or largeflower hawksbeard. It is native to western Canada and the western United States.
Crepis pleurocarpa is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name nakedstem hawksbeard. It is native to the western United States (Washington, Oregon, northern California and western Nevada.
Crepis runcinata is a North American species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common name fiddleleaf hawksbeard. It is native to western and central Canada, the western and central United States and northern Mexico (Chihuahua).
Crepis paludosa, the marsh hawk's-beard, is a European species of flowering plant in the dandelion tribe Cichorieae of the sunflower family Asteraceae. It is widespread across much of Europe with isolated populations in Iceland, the Ural Mountains, and the Caucasus.
Crepis tectorum, commonly referred to as 'the narrowleaf hawksbeard' or 'narrow-leaved hawk's-beard', is an annual or winter annual plant between 30 and 100 centimetres in height. Originating in Siberia before being introduced to Canada in 1890, the Narrowleaf hawksbeard's is an invasive species. Maintaining one branched, hairless and leafy stem during maturity, the Narrowleaf hawksbeard has yellow leaves which are arranged in an alternate manner and less than 0.5 inches (13 mm) wide.
Crepis biennis is a European species of flowering plant in the daisy family with the common name rough hawksbeard. 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. Many people think that they are dandelions because they look so alike but that is only because both are in the daisy family.
Crepis bursifolia is a European species of flowering plant in the daisy family with the common name Italian hawksbeard. It is native to southern Europe, as well as being sparingly naturalized in California.
Crepis foetida is a European species of flowering plant in the daisy family with the common name stinking hawksbeard. It is widespread across much of Europe and Siberia, as well as being sparingly naturalized in scattered locations in the United States and Australia.
Crepis nicaeensis is a European species of flowering plant in the daisy family with the common names French hawk's-beard and Turkish hawksbeard. It is widespread across much of Europe, as well as being sparingly naturalized in scattered locations in the United States and Canada.
Crepis pannonica is a European species of flowering plant in the daisy family. It is native to eastern Europe and the Caucasus, as well as being sparingly naturalized in the State of Connecticut in the northeastern United States.
Crepis pulchra is a European species of flowering plant in the daisy family with the common name smallflower hawksbeard. It is widespread across much of Europe as well as in Morocco, Algeria, and western and central Asia. It has also become naturalized in the parts of the United States and in the Canadian Province of Ontario.
Crepis rubra is a European species of flowering plant in the daisy family with the common name red hawksbeard or pink hawk's-beard. It is native to the eastern Mediterranean region and is widely cultivated as an ornamental. It became naturalized in a small region of the United States.
Crepis vesicariasubsp. taraxacifolia, the beaked hawksbeard, is a subspecies of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Europe and northwest Africa. It has become naturalized in scattered locations in the United Kingdom, North America, and Oceania.