Crepis runcinata subsp. glauca
Publ. Carnegie Inst. Wash. 504: 98. 1938.
Common names: Smooth hawksbeard
Endemic
Basionym: Crepidium glaucum Nuttall Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 7: 436. 1841
Synonyms: Crepis runcinata var. glauca (Nuttall) B. Boivin
Plants 20–50 cm. Leaves: petioles narrowly winged; blades narrowly obovate, oblanceolate, or spatulate, 1.5–4 cm wide, margins dentate, faces glabrous (glaucous). Heads 3–15. Involucres 7–12 mm. Phyllaries lanceolate, apices attenuate, faces glabrous or slightly tomentose, eglandular. Cypselae golden brown, 3.5–5.5 mm, not beaked; pappi 5–6 mm. 2n = 22
Phenology: Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat: Alkaline, wet or dry meadows
Elevation: 1600–2300 m
Distribution
Alta., Man., Sask., Ariz., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nebr., Nev., N.Mex., N.Dak., S.Dak., Tex., Utah, Wyo.
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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