Crepis barbigera is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the northwestern United States. It has been found in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.[1]

Crepis barbigera
Crepis barbigera in the Wenatchee foothills, Chelan County Washington
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Crepis
Species:
C. barbigera
Binomial name
Crepis barbigera

Crepis barbigera is a perennial herb up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall, with a slender taproot and expanded woody caudex. One plant can produce as many as 20 small flower heads, each with up to 25 yellow ray florets but no disc florets.[2][3][4] Flowers bloom May to July. It grows in a variety of habitats including open rocky places, foothills, plains, and sandy slopes.[2]

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