Alpine Hawksbeard, Dwarf Alpine Hawksbeard
Crepis nana
Synonyms: Crepis nana ssp. nana, Crepis nana ssp. typica, Crepis nana var. lyratifolia, Crepis nana ssp. ramosa
The photo above shows a close-up of the involucral bracts of a flower head of alpine hawksbeard. Photographed in a wash at the east side of Highway Pass, Denali National Park and Preserve...........August 23, 2006.
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Alpine dwarf hawksbeard as seen on the river bar along Gorge Creek, about one mile east of Eielson Visitors Center, Denali National Park and Preserve.............June 20, 2012.
The photo above shows alpine hawksbeard as seen from a bank above the park road near Eilson
Visitor's Center, Denali National Park and Preserve...........June 27, 2002.
A close-up of the basal rosette of leaves of alpine hawksbeard. Note how the blades taper abruptly to the long, narrow petiole. Photographed in a wash at the east side of Highway Pass, Denali National Park and Preserve...............August 23, 2006.
Alpine hawksbeard going to seed in a wash at the east side of Highway Pass, Denali National Park and Preserve..............August 23, 2006.
Paul Slichter