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.

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.

Tapertip hawksbeard as seen observed along the Fremont National Recreation Trail #160 on the west side of Twelvemile Peak, Fremont-Winema National Forest......July 16, 2022.

Tapertip hawksbeard as seen in bud along the Fremont National Recreation Trail #160 on the northwest side of Hager Mountain, Fremont National Forest.........May 19, 2016.

Tapertip hawksbeard as seen blooming high on the east-facing slopes of the Hart Mt. ridgeline west of Hot Springs Campground, Hart Mt. National Antelope Refuge..........June 9, 2016.

A close-up side view (left) of the inflorescence of tapertip hawksbeard as seen blooming along the Steins Pillar Trail, Ochoco National Forest........June 26, 2017. Note the narrow, glabrous involucres. The photos at center and right show tapertip hawksbeard blooming (with pollinating cedar hairstreaks) along the Gray Butte Trail #852, Crooked River National Grasslands.........June 24, 2017.

Tapertip hawksbeard observed along the South Prong Trail #821, Black Canyon Wilderness.......June 21, 2019. Note the greenish, glabrous involucral bracts.

Tapertip hawksbeard blooming at left along the Bonny Lakes Trail #1802, about one-half mile east of Bonny Lakes, Eagle Cap Wilderness.......August 12, 2018. The photo at right shows tapertip hawksbeard in bloom along Box Canyon Road, Simcoe Mountains Unit, Klickitat Wildlife Area.......May 23, 2020.

Tapertip hawksbeard in bloom along the Amelia Creek Trail #1973 several hundred yards southwest of the ridge crest at Bullrun Rock, Monument Rock Wilderness......July 9, 2023. Slender hawksbeard (Crepis atribarba) is also found at this spot.

Leaves of tapertip hawksbeard observed along the Fremont National Recreation Trail on the northwestern slopes of Hager Mountain, Fremont-Winema National Forest......June 18, 2020.