Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia

Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Crepis
Species:
C. vesicaria
Subspecies:
C. v. subsp. taraxacifolia
Trinomial name
Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia
(Thuill.) Thell.

Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia, the beaked hawksbeard, is a subspecies of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to Europe and northwest Africa.[1] It has become naturalized in scattered locations in the United Kingdom, North America, and Oceania.[1][2][3]

Description

Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia reaches 4 ft (120 cm) in height, with each of many branches producing yellow, dandelion-like flower heads at the tips.[2]

At the base of the plant are long leaves 4 to 14 in (10 to 36 cm). Smaller leaves connect directly to the stem. Leaves are irregularly and deeply lobed. [2]

The underside of each flower head has two layers of leaf-like phyllaries. The inner phyllaries are longer and pointed, and often curl back away from the flower head. The outer layer of phyllaries is substantially shorter.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Bogler, David (2012). "Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia". Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora.
  3. ^ "Crepis vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 23 May 2019.