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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Crepis capillaris   FAMILY Asteraceae_   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crepis capillaris   FAMILY Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Crepis capillaris

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)

Crepis capillaris

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-11-003:

Crepis capillaris   FAMILY Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)

Crepis capillaris

 

COMMON NAME:
Smooth Hawksbeard


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image of Crepis capillaris, Smooth Hawksbeard

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_crca3_001_lvd

        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Crepis capillaris   FAMILY Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crepis capillaris   FAMILY Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Crepis capillaris

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Crepis capillaris

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-11-003:
Crepis capillaris   FAMILY Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Crepis capillaris

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3377

Forb
Annual/Biennial

Habitat: Pastures, roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Europe

Common in NC Mountains (rare or waifs elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Absent
Inferior ovary
Ray flowers bisexual

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall

 

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