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Saturday, June 27, 2009

Fiddleleaf Hawksbeard-Crepis runcinata

This yellow flower in the Sunflower Family (Asteraceae) is fiddleleaf hawksbeard (Crepis runcinata). Other names are meadow hawksbeard, naked-stem hawksbeard, and dandelion hawksbeard. It grows in alkaline meadows below 6500 feet. The stems are tall and almost naked.

The leaves are  long and lobed.

Often each plant supports multiple flowers.
For more information about fiddleleaf hawksbeard, click here.

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