Biology:Crepis atribarba
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Crepis |
| Species: | C. atribarba
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| Binomial name | |
| Crepis atribarba A.Heller
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Crepis atribarba is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common names slender hawksbeard[4] and dark hawksbeard. It is native to western Canada and the western United States It has been found in British Columbia, Utah, Washington (state) , Oregon, Nevada, Idaho, Alberta, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Saskatchewan, and Nebraska.[5]
Crepis atribarba grows in many types of mountain and plateau habitat. It is a perennial herb up to 70 cm (28 inches) tall, with a slender taproot and 1 or 2 slender stems. One plant can produce as many as 30 small flower heads, each with 6–35 yellow ray florets but no disc florets.[6][7]
References
- ↑ Heller, Amos Arthur 1899. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 26(10): 551
- ↑ The Plant List, Crepis atribarba A.Heller
- ↑ Tropicos, Crepis atribarba A. Heller
- ↑ "Crepis atribarba". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=CRAT. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ Flora of North America, Slender or dark hawksbeard, Crepis atribarba A. Heller
- ↑ Heller, Amos Arthur 1899. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 26(6): 314–315 as Crepis atrabarba
Wikidata ☰ Q15565169 entry
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