[Hawksbeards: The Genus Crepis in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]

Smooth Hawksbeard

Crepis capillaris

Synonym: Crepis capillaris var. capillaris

Smooth Hawksbeard: Crepis capillaris (Synonym: Crepis capillaris var. capillaris)

The photo above shows a close-up of the flowerhead of smooth hawksbeard as seen from the Willard Springs Trailhead,
Conboy Lake NWR ......2006.

Smooth Hawksbeard: Crepis capillaris (Synonym: Crepis capillaris var. capillaris)The photo at right shows a close-up of the flowerhead of smooth hawksbeard as seen at Conboy Lake NWR.
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In the Columbia River Gorge, bearded hawksbeard may be found between the elevations of 100'-3000' from the eastern edge of the Major Creek Plateau eastward towards Rock Creek.


Smooth Hawksbeard: Crepis capillaris (Synonym: Crepis capillaris var. capillaris)

The photo above shows the upper surface of a basal leaf of smooth hawksbeard as seen at Conboy Lake NWR....... 2006.

Smooth Hawksbeard: Crepis capillaris (Synonym: Crepis capillaris var. capillaris)

The photo above shows a sideview of the inflorescence of smooth hawksbeard as seen at Conboy Lake NWR....... 2006.

Paul Slichter