Bearded Hawksbeard, Slender Hawksbeard: Crepis barbigera (Synonym: Crepis atribarba ssp. originalis)

Two views of the inflorescence of bearded hawksbeard as seen at the crest of the Columbia Hills to the northeast of the Dallesport, WA..........July 7, 2006. This species typically has 6-70 flowerheads per inflorescence, each head with 8-25 flowers.

The photo above shows the ventral surface of a basal leaf of bearded hawksbeard as seen from the crest of the Columbia Hills to the northeast of Dallesport, WA.............July 7, 2006.

The photo above shows a close-up of a flowerhead of bearded hawksbeard as seen from the crest of the Columbia Hills to the northeast of Dallesport, WA..............July 7, 2006. Note the spreading appendages from the base and tips of each lobe.

This photo shows the inflorescence of bearded hawksbeard as seen in grasslands in the Columbia Hills Natural Area Preserve of south-central Washington..........June 8, 2008.

The photo at left shows the involucral bracts of bearded hawksbeard as seen from the crest of the Columbia Hills to the northeast of Dallesport, WA............ July 7, 2006. Note that the outer series of bracts are short and triangular in outline at the base of the involucre, while the inner series of bracts are longer. The photo at right shows most of the stem as seen from the same location and on the same date.