Crepis barbigera

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|species = barbigera

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Crepis barbigera is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the northwestern United States. It has been found in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.[http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Crepis%20barbigera.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map]

Crepis barbigera is a perennial herb up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall, with a slender taproot and expanded woody caudex. One plant can produce as many as 20 small flower heads, each with up to 25 yellow ray florets but no disc florets.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066441 Flora of North America, Crepis barbigera Leiberg ex Coville][https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/364346#page/637/mode/1up Coville, Frederick Vernon. 1896. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 3(9): 565] description and commentary in English[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/364346#page/636/mode/1up Coville, Frederick Vernon. 1896. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 3(9): plate XXVI (26)] full-page line drawing of Crepis barbigera Flowers bloom May to July. It grows in a variety of habitats including open rocky places, foothills, plains, and sandy slopes.