Crepis barbigera

Crepis barbigera is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the northwestern United States. It has been found in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho.^[1]

Crepis barbigera
Crepis barbigera in the Wenatchee foothills, Chelan County Washington
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Crepis
Species:	C. barbigera
Binomial name
Crepis barbigera Leiberg

Crepis barbigera is a perennial herb up to 80 cm (32 inches) tall, with a slender taproot and expanded woody caudex. One plant can produce as many as 20 small flower heads, each with up to 25 yellow ray florets but no disc florets.^[2][3][4] Flowers bloom May to July. It grows in a variety of habitats including open rocky places, foothills, plains, and sandy slopes.^[2]