Limestone hawksbeard facts for kids
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Crepis intermedia is a type of flowering plant found in North America. It is often called the limestone hawksbeard. This plant belongs to the daisy family, just like sunflowers and dandelions. It grows naturally in the western parts of North America, including the Pacific Northwest, the Columbia Plateau, the Great Plains, and the Southwestern United States.
What Does It Look Like?
The limestone hawksbeard can grow in many different places, both open areas and forests. It is a perennial herb, which means it lives for more than two years.
Stem and Leaves
This plant grows a straight stem that can have many branches. It comes from a thick taproot that goes deep into the ground. The stem can reach up to 70 centimeters (about 28 inches) tall. The plant has fuzzy, green leaves. The lower leaves can be quite long, up to 40 centimeters (about 16 inches). They have triangular shapes along their edges.
Flowers and Fruit
The plant produces many flower heads that look like a cluster of small flowers. Each flower head has fuzzy phyllaries, which are like small leaves protecting the flower. You will see several yellow ray florets, which are the petal-like parts of the daisy family flowers. However, it does not have disc florets, which are the tiny flowers usually found in the center.
After the flowers bloom, the plant produces a narrow, ribbed achene. This is a type of dry fruit, and it is just under a centimeter long.
