| Crepis barbigera | |
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| Crepis barbigera in the Wenatchee foothills, Chelan County Washington | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Crepis |
| Species: | C. barbigera |
| Binomial name | |
| Crepis barbigera Leiberg | |
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.
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. Flowers bloom May to July. It grows in a variety of habitats including open rocky places, foothills, plains, and sandy slopes.
References
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ^ Flora of North America, Crepis barbigera Leiberg ex Coville
- Coville, Frederick Vernon. 1896. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 3(9): 565 description and commentary in English
- Coville, Frederick Vernon. 1896. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 3(9): plate XXVI (26) full-page line drawing of Crepis barbigera
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