[Hawksbeards East of the Cascade Mts.]

Bearded Hawksbeard, Slender Hawksbeard

Crepis atribarba ssp. originalis

Synonym: Crepis barbigera

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

The photo above shows the inflorescence of bearded hawksbeard as seen from the crest of the Columbia Hills to the northeast of Dallesport, WA.............. July 7, 2006.

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

The photo above shows 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.

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

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.

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

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.

Close-up sideview of the flower head of Bearded Hawksbeard, Slender Hawksbeard: Crepis atribarba ssp. originalis (Synonym: Crepis barbigera)

The photo above 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 the spreading appendages from the base and tips of each lobe.

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

The photo above shows bearded hawksbeard as seen in grasslands the crest of the Columbia Hills to the northeast of Dallesport, WA.............. July 7, 2006.

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

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.

Close-up of the involucral bracts of Bearded Hawksbeard, Slender Hawksbeard: Crepis atribarba ssp. originalis (Synonym: Crepis barbigera)

The photo above 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.

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

Flower head of Bearded Hawksbeard, Slender Hawksbeard: Crepis atribarba ssp. originalis (Synonym: Crepis barbigera) - Basal leaves of Bearded Hawksbeard, Slender Hawksbeard: Crepis atribarba ssp. originalis (Synonym: Crepis barbigera)

Close-ups of bearded hawksbeard as seen along Ramsey Canyon Road several miles south of Condon, OR...............June 30, 2010.

Paul Slichter