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.

Yellow Round Clusters