Tall Hawksbeard (Crepis acuminata) Login         


        Description
  • Height 1 - 3 ft.
  • CA Bloom Jun - Jul
  • Hawksbeard has many erect branching stems, each ending in a dandelion-like flower.
  • Below the flowers is a significant collection of irregularly-shaped basal leaves, about a foot long.
  • Found in the foothills (3,000 - 9,000 feet), on rocky hillsides and open areas.
  • CA native
  • AKA Long Leaved Hawk's Beard, Tapertip Hawksbeard, Long Leaved Hawksbeard
  • Aster Family (Asteraceae)



Hawksbeard has many dandelion-like flowers, each on its own branch. Basal leaves are often over 1 foot long.



"Petals" are separate and often narrow. Pistils are quite long and divide at the top.



Basal leaves have very deep and irregular lobes.

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