Crepis biennis

Crepis biennis is a European species of flowering plant in the daisy family with the common name Rough Hawksbeard.[1] It is native to Europe and Asia Minor, as well as being sparingly naturalized in scattered locations in the northeastern United States and on the island of Newfoundland in eastern Canada.[2][3][4] Many people think that they are dandelions because they look so alike but that is only because both are in the daisy family.

Crepis biennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Genus: Crepis
Species:
C. biennis
Binomial name
Crepis biennis

Crepis biennis is a perennial herb up to 120 cm (48 inches) tall. One plant can produce as many as 14 small flower heads, each with up to 100 yellow ray florets but no disc florets.[1]

References
  1. Flora North America, Rough hawksbeard, Crepis biennis Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 807. 1753.
  2. Altervista Flora Italiana, Radicchiella dei prati, Wiesen-Pippau, skånefibbla, Crepis biennis L. includes photos and European distribution map
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 state-level distribution map
  4. Groot streepzaad, Wilde planten in Nederland en Belgie in Dutch with photos and distribution map


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