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hawksbeards
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hawksbeards

Crepis

Crepis, commonly known in some parts of the world as hawksbeard or hawk's-beard (but not to be confused with the related genus Hieracium with a similar common name), is a genus of annual and perennial flowering plants of the family Asteraceae superficially resembling the dandelion, the most conspicuous difference being that Crepis usually has branching scapes with multiple heads (though solitary heads can occur). The genus name Crepis derives from the Greek krepis, meaning "slipper" or...

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Smooth hawksbeard

speciesCrepis capillaris

narrow-leaved hawksbeard

speciesCrepis tectorum

Beaked Hawksbeard

speciesCrepis vesicaria

Rough Hawk's-beard

speciesCrepis biennis

Sacred Hawksbeard

speciesCrepis sancta

Marsh Hawk's-beard

speciesCrepis paludosa

Stinking Hawk's-beard

speciesCrepis foetida

Golden Hawksbeard

speciesCrepis aurea

Tapertip Hawksbeard

speciesCrepis acuminata

Crepis sibirica

speciesCrepis sibirica

Italian Hawksbeard

speciesCrepis bursifolia

Western Hawksbeard

speciesCrepis occidentalis

Slender Hawksbeard

speciesCrepis atribarba

Bristly Hawk's-beard

speciesCrepis setosa

Small-flower Hawk's-beard

speciesCrepis pulchra

Pink Hawk's-beard

speciesCrepis rubra

Leafless Hawk's-beard

speciesCrepis praemorsa

Pyrenean hawksbeard

speciesCrepis pyrenaica

Crepis albida

speciesCrepis albida

Crepis pygmaea

speciesCrepis pygmaea

dandelion hawksbeard

speciesCrepis runcinata

Crepis conyzifolia

speciesCrepis conyzifolia

Modoc Hawksbeard

speciesCrepis modocensis

Crepis lyrata

speciesCrepis lyrata

Crepis lampsanoides

speciesCrepis lampsanoides

Crepis jacquinii

speciesCrepis jacquinii

Northern Hawk's-beard

speciesCrepis mollis

Crepis chrysantha

speciesCrepis chrysantha

limestone hawksbeard

speciesCrepis intermedia

Crepis neglecta

speciesCrepis neglecta

Crepis pannonica

speciesCrepis pannonica

Crepis alpina

speciesCrepis alpina

Crepis froelichiana

speciesCrepis froelichiana

Triglav Hawksbeard

speciesCrepis terglouensis

striped hawksbeard

speciesCrepis zacintha

Fraas' Hawksbeard

speciesCrepis fraasii

Small-flowered Hawk's-beard

speciesCrepis micrantha

Crepis aspera

speciesCrepis aspera

Crepis pontana

speciesCrepis pontana

Crepis crocea

speciesCrepis crocea

nakedstem hawksbeard

speciesCrepis pleurocarpa

Crepis syriaca

speciesCrepis syriaca

Crepis alpestris

speciesCrepis alpestris

Crepis purpurea

speciesCrepis purpurea

Crepis leontodontoides

speciesCrepis leontodontoides

Confused Hawksbeard

speciesCrepis commutata

Crepis palaestina

speciesCrepis palaestina

Crepis hierosolymitana

speciesCrepis hierosolymitana

Crepis triasii

speciesCrepis triasii

Crepis chondrilloides

speciesCrepis chondrilloides

Crepis aculeata

speciesCrepis aculeata

Crepis lacera

speciesCrepis lacera

Crepis dioscoridis

speciesCrepis dioscoridis

Crepis ramosissima

speciesCrepis ramosissima

Crepis novoana

speciesCrepis novoana

Baker's hawksbeard

speciesCrepis bakeri

Crepis rhaetica

speciesCrepis rhaetica

Crepis suffreniana

speciesCrepis suffreniana

mountain hawksbeard

speciesCrepis monticola

Many-Stem Hawksbeard

speciesCrepis multicaulis

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