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Smooth Hawksbeard (Crepis capillaris)
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Introduced
Family:
Asteraceae (Sunflower)
Height: 1 to 2.5 ft.
Blooms: May to
October
Leaf Type:
lobed
Bloom Size: 0.75 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Parts indistinct
Location: Allegheny Highlands Trail
Date: 9/7/2002
Smooth Hawksbeard may be
easily confused with:
- Canada Hawkweed
Smooth hawksbeard has a dandelion-like,basal leaf; Canada hawkweed has ovate leaves spaced along the stem. The flower of Canada hawkweed is larger.
- Mouse-Ear Hawkweed
The hawksbeard leaves are strongly toothed; hawkweed leaves have a smooth edge.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
