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 | |
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| Crepis barbigera in the Wenatchee foothills, Chelan County Washington | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Crepis |
| Species: | C. barbigera
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| Binomial name | |
| Crepis barbigera | |
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.[2]
References
edit- ^ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ a b Flora of North America, Crepis barbigera Leiberg ex Coville
- ^ Coville, Frederick Vernon. 1896. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 3(9): 565 description and commentary in English
- ^ Coville, Frederick Vernon. 1896. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 3(9): plate XXVI (26) full-page line drawing of Crepis barbigera
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