Crepis barbigera explained

Crepis barbigera is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the northwestern United States. It has been found in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.^[1]

Crepis barbigera is a perennial herb up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall, with a slender taproot and expanded woody caudex. One plant can produce as many as 20 small flower heads, each with up to 25 yellow ray florets but no disc florets.^{[2] [3] [4]} Flowers bloom May to July. It grows in a variety of habitats including open rocky places, foothills, plains, and sandy slopes.

External links

• Paul Slichter, Hawksbeards of the Columbia River Gorge, Bearded Hawksbeard, Crepis barbigera photos

Notes and References

1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Crepis%20barbigera.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066441 Flora of North America, Crepis barbigera Leiberg ex Coville
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/364346#page/637/mode/1up Coville, Frederick Vernon. 1896. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 3(9): 565
4. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/364346#page/636/mode/1up Coville, Frederick Vernon. 1896. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 3(9): plate XXVI (26)