Crepis bakeri
Baker's hawksbeard
Family: Asteraceae · Type: Herb · Native
Crepis bakeri (Baker's hawksbeard) is a native California herb in the Asteraceae family.
Baker's hawksbeard is a California native perennial herb found in rocky, open mountain areas at elevations above 1,000 meters. Flowering from June to September, this plant produces yellow flowers in clusters with 11 to 40 individual blooms. Growing with one to three erect stems 10 to 30 centimeters tall, the plant has a thick woody taproot and stems that are dark green or reddish and covered in soft, woolly hairs. Its basal leaves are elliptical and deeply divided into widely lanceolate lobes with recurved edges, often featuring reddish-purple midribs and covered in glandular hairs. The fruit is fusiform-shaped, dark brown to yellowish, with 10 to 13 distinct ribs and a dusky or pale yellow-white pappus.
How to tell it apart
vs Hypochaeris: Hypochaeris has mostly leafless stems with tiny bracts; Crepis has well-developed leaves up the stem.; vs Taraxacum: Taraxacum has all leaves basal with leafless stems; Crepis has leaves ascending the branched stem.; vs Agoseris: Agoseris has leafless flower stems from basal rosettes; Crepis has leafy branched stems.; vs Sonchus: Sonchus has clasping stem leaves with spiny margins; Crepis leaves are typically not clasping or spiny.; vs Helminthotheca: Helminthotheca has bristly leaves and bracts; Crepis typically lacks the dense bristly covering.
Frequently asked questions
Is Crepis bakeri native to California?
Yes. Crepis bakeri is native to California (recorded as native).
What plant family does Crepis bakeri belong to?
Crepis bakeri is in the Asteraceae family, genus Crepis.
Related species
Other California species in the same genus, family, or bioregion.
Sources: Jepson eFlora · Index of California Plant Names · CalPhotos
Last updated 2026-10-07
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