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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Crepis capillaris
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crepis capillaris
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-11-003:
Crepis capillaris
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Crepis capillaris
COMMON NAME:
Smooth Hawksbeard
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_crca3_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Crepis capillaris
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crepis capillaris
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-11-003:
Crepis capillaris
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Crepis capillaris
3377
Forb
Annual/Biennial
Non-native: Europe
Habitat: Pastures, roadsides, disturbed areas, per Weakley's Flora
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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Absent
Ray flowers bisexual
Inferior ovary
FRUIT:
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