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Askellia elegans
In British Columbia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Askellia
Species:	A. elegans
Binomial name
Askellia elegans (Hook.) W.A.Weber, 1984
Synonyms
Barkhausia elegans (Hook.) Nutt. Crepis elegans Hook. Hieracioides elegans (Hook.) Kuntze Youngia elegans (Hook.) Rydb.

Askellia elegans, the elegant hawksbeard, is a species of North American plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to central and western Canada (Yukon, Northwest Territories, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario) and the northwestern United States (Alaska, Montana, Wyoming).

Askellia elegans is a perennial up to 30 cm (12 inches) tall, with a deep taproot and large underground caudex. Stems are sometimes erect, but sometimes trailing along the ground. One plant can have more than 100 small flower heads, each with 6-10 yellow ray florets but no disc florets.

References

1. W.A. Weber Phytologia 55(1): 6 1984
2. Nutt. Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s. 7: 435 1841
3. Hook. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1(6): 297 1833
4. Rydb. Fl. Rocky Mts. 1069 1917
5. The Plant List, Askellia elegans (Hook.) W.A.Weber
6. NRCS. "Crepis elegans". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 June 2015.
7. Biota of North America Program, 2014 state-level distribution map
8. Flora of North America Elegant hawksbeard, Crepis elegans Hooker, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 297. 1833.

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