Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia, the beaked hawksbeard, is a subspecies of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Europe and northwest Africa.[1] It has become naturalized in scattered locations in the United Kingdom, North America, and Oceania.[1][2][3]
| Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Crepis |
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| Subspecies: | C. v. subsp. taraxacifolia
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| Trinomial name | |
| Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia (Thuill.) Thell.
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Description
editCrepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia reaches 4 ft (120 cm) in height, with each of many branches producing yellow, dandelion-like flower heads at the tips.[2]
At the base of the plant are long leaves 4 to 14 in (10 to 36 cm). Smaller leaves connect directly to the stem. Leaves are irregularly and deeply lobed. [2]
The underside of each flower head has two layers of leaf-like phyllaries. The inner phyllaries are longer and pointed, and often curl back away from the flower head. The outer layer of phyllaries is substantially shorter.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b "Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d Bogler, David (2012). "Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia". Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora.
- ^ "Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 23 May 2019.