[Hawksbeards: The Genus Crepis in the Columbia River Gorge of Oregon and Washington]
Smooth Hawksbeard
Crepis capillaris
Synonym: Crepis capillaris var. capillaris
The photo above shows a close-up of the flowerhead of smooth hawksbeard as seen from the Willard Springs Trailhead,
Conboy Lake NWR
......2006.
The
photo at right shows a close-up of the flowerhead of smooth hawksbeard as seen at Conboy Lake NWR.
Characteristics:
Habitat:
Range:
In the Columbia River Gorge, bearded hawksbeard may be
found between the elevations of 100'-3000' from the eastern edge of the Major Creek Plateau eastward towards Rock Creek.
The photo above shows the upper surface of a basal leaf of smooth hawksbeard as seen at Conboy Lake NWR....... 2006.
The photo above shows a sideview of the inflorescence of smooth hawksbeard as seen at Conboy Lake NWR....... 2006.
Paul Slichter