Common name:
Beaked hawksbeard
Family:
Scientific name:
Crepis vesicaria
Main flower color:
Range:
Most of Wales and the southern half of England
Height:
Up to 70 cm
Habitat:
Grassland, disturbed ground
Flowers:
Open clusters on top of the branched stems, which have a purplish tinge and an irregular covering of short, dark bristles. Flowerheads contain many yellow florets which are red-striped underneath, especially towards the tips. Lower phyllaries are pale green, spreading and mostly hairless, while upper phyllaries are longer, appressed to the involucre, and bristly
Leaves:
Basal leaves are deeply pinnately lobed; end lobe is the largest. Covered with short bristly hairs
Season:
June to September
Rarity:
★★★★★
