Crepis paludosa

Crepis paludosa, the Marsh Hawksbeard, is found beside shady burns, and in other damp shady places.^[1]

Flower diameter c 1.5-2.5 cm

Marsh Hawksbeard
'Crepis paludosa'
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Cichorieae
Genus:	Crepis L. 1753 Moench 1794
Species:	C. paludosa
Binomial name
Crepis paludosa

Marsh Hawksbeard leaf.

Crepis paludosa

Crepis is a genus of about 200 annual and perennial flowering plants found in the family Asteraceae resembling Dandelion, the main differences being that Hawksbeards have multiple flowers per plant as well as branching stems. The name Crepis derives from Greek, meaning 'shoe'.

Species characteristics

The upper leaves of Marsh Hawksbeard clasp the stem with pair of rounded basal lobes. The plant is perennial. It is a much more robust plant than Smooth Hawksbeard, with which it is sometimes confused. Flowers are yellow and the flower buds are covered with black gland-hairs.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Skye Flora site.

External links

• USDA Plants Profile: North American Crepis