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Smooth hawksbeard

Crepis capillaris

Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 7,278, February 5,375, March 8,422, April 13,250, May 19,104, June 20,832, July 22,291, August 19,170, September 14,074, October 10,505, November 5,741, December 4,487.
United States152,120
Alaska150,529
Washington900
New Zealand631
Germany594
United Kingdom544
England492
Canada439
British Columbia347
Portugal292

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Biennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a biennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
Genushawksbeards · Crepis

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