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Photographer: Robert W. Freckmann
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Family Asteraceae
Crepis tectorum L.
hawk's-beard, narrow-leaved hawk's-beard
Crepis: from the Greek krepis, "a sandal" or "slipper;" maybe because of the shape of the seed, a name used by Theophrastus
tectorum: of roofs
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | erect, annual, 8"-40" tall forb with milky juice; taprooted |
| Flower: | head 1" wide with yellow ray flowers; inflorescence of several heads branched along the stem; blooms June-Oct. |
| Fruit: | dry, dark purple/brown seed with 10 ribs on a whitish, fluffy pappus |
| Leaf: | alternate, getting smaller toward the top; basal leaves stalked, lance-like with a pointed tip, toothed to pinnately-divided; stem leaves stalkless, mostly linear |
| Habitat: | disturbed sites; in sandy soil |
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