Hawksbeard (4)
Western Hawksbeard
Crepis occidentalis
Family:
Sunflower (Asteraceae)
AKA:
Largeflower Hawksbeard, Gray Hawksbeard
Photo taken on:
June 19, 2013
Location:
Almont Triangle,GV, CO
Life Zones:
Plains to foothills
Habitat:
Meadows and slopes
Grows 4-16" with gray, hairy, deeply cut leaves. Flower heads have only ray flowers.
Flora of North America reference.
Limestone Hawksbeard
Crepis intermedia
Family:
Sunflower (Asteraceae)
AKA:
Gray Hawksbeard
Photo taken on:
June 16, 2006
Location:
Almont Triangle, GV, CO
Life Zones:
Foothills to montane
Habitat:
Meadows and slopes
Grows to 2ft. Leaves are smoother and longer than Western Hawksbeard with a prominent mid-vein.
Flora of North America reference.
Barber's Hawksbeard
Crepis runcinata subsp. barberi
Family:
Sunflower (Asteraceae)
AKA:
Dandelion Hawksbeard, Naked Stem
Hawksbeard
Photo taken on:
August 23, 2013
Location:
Rio Chama, NM
Life Zones:
Plains and foothills
Habitat:
Alkaline meadows
Grows to 24" with only 1 or 2 small leaves on the stem. The plant is hairless. Basal leaves are less than 1" wide, only slightly toothed. The flowers are about 1" across with toothed petals.
Flora of North America reference.
Smooth Hawksbeard
Crepis runcinata subsp. glauca
Family:
Sunflower (Asteraceae)
AKA:
Meadow Hawksbeard,
Fiddleleaf Hawksbeard
Photo taken on:
August 8, 2019
Location:
Russell Lakes
State Wildlife Area, SLV, CO
Life Zones:
Plains and foothills
Habitat:
Alkaline wet or dry meadows
Grows to 20" with up to three almost leafless stems
which branch above the mid-point.
The plant is hairless. Basal leaves are oblong-shaped, more than an inch wide
but taper towards the stem. The edges may be smooth or slightly toothed. The flowers
grow in an open cluster are about 1" across with
toothed petals.
Flora of North America reference.
