Crepis tectorum

Narrowleaf hawksbeard

Family: Asteraceae · Type: annual · Not Native

Narrowleaf hawksbeard is a naturalized annual found in the southern Sierra Nevada and southeastern California deserts in dry sandy pine woodland and forest clearings at elevations of 2,100 to 2,500 meters. Flowering from May to September, this plant produces pale yellow flowers in clusters of 5 to 20 heads about 6 to 9 millimeters long. Growing with a single hollow stem 10 to 100 centimeters tall, it has a shallow taproot and branches that are minutely hairy. Its basal leaves are 5 to 15 centimeters long, lanceolate to oblanceolate, with coarse, unequal lobes that are somewhat recurved. The fruit is 3 to 4 millimeters long, dark red-brown with 10 ribs and a soft white pappus.

Habitat: dry sandy pine woodland, forest clearings

Bloom period: May-Sep

Elevation: 2100-2500 m

Bioregions: SnBr, SNE

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