[Hawksbeards East of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]
Tapertip Hawksbeard, Long-leaved Hawksbeard

Crepis acuminata

Synonyms: Crepis acuminata ssp. acuminata, Crepis acuminata ssp. typica, Psilochenia acuminata

Inflorescence of Tapertip Hawksbeard, Long-leaved Hawksbeard: Crepis acuminata (Synonyms: Crepis acuminata ssp. acuminata, Crepis acuminata ssp. typica, Psilochenia acuminata)

Inflorescence of tapertip hawksbeard as seen at the base of the old Calamity Butte Lookout, southern Malheur National Forest.................July 18, 2010. This species typically has 20 to 100 or more flower heads in the inflorescence, each head consisting of 5-6 flowers.

Basal leaves of Tapertip Hawksbeard, Long-leaved Hawksbeard: Crepis acuminata (Synonyms: Crepis acuminata ssp. acuminata, Crepis acuminata ssp. typica, Psilochenia acuminata)

Tapertip Hawksbeard, Long-leaved Hawksbeard: Crepis acuminata (Synonyms: Crepis acuminata ssp. acuminata, Crepis acuminata ssp. typica, Psilochenia acuminata) - Tapertip Hawksbeard, Long-leaved Hawksbeard: Crepis acuminata (Synonyms: Crepis acuminata ssp. acuminata, Crepis acuminata ssp. typica, Psilochenia acuminata)

Additional close-up photos of tapertip hawksbeard as seen at the base of the old Calamity Butte Lookout, southern Malheur National Forest.................July 18, 2010.
Paul Slichter