Crepis nicaeensis

Crepis nicaeensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Genus: Crepis
Species: C. nicaeensis
Binomial name
Crepis nicaeensis
Balb. ex Pers.
Synonyms[1]

Crepis nicaeensis is a European species of flowering plant in the daisy family with the common names French hawk's-beard[2] and Turkish hawksbeard.[3] It is widespread across much of Europe, as well as being sparingly naturalized in scattered locations in the United States and Canada.[4]

Crepis nicaeensis is an annual or biennial herb up to 110 cm (44 inches) tall. One plant can produce as many as 15 flower heads, each with as many as 60 yellow ray florets but no disc florets.[5]

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