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Western Hawksbeard

Crepis occidentalis

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 78, February 67, March 70, April 87, May 85, June 62, July 53, August 54, September 69, October 70, November 90, December 70.
United States2,700
California856
Nevada399
Oregon384
Colorado182
Idaho162
Washington139
Utah131
Canada98
British Columbia69

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
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial 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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