Flower ID: IMG_0291.JPG-06-03-2018 Flower name (scientific): Crepis tectorum Linnaeus PY: 1753. Pronunciation guide: (phonetic spelling) KRE-pis tek-TOR-um Flower name (common): Narrow-leaved Hawk's-beard Family name (common): Aster Family name (scientific): Asteraceae Scientific name origin: Genus: From the Greek krepis meaning a slipper or sandal, with a possible reference to the shape of the fruit. It was a name used by Theophrastus. Another suggestion (due to G. Deane), is that krepis in Greek was for a textured light cloth, and the word shifted through Latin, French and English as crepe (think crepe paper), with an allusion to curled and wrinked. This references the appearance of the leaves of some Crepis species. Specific epithet: Of the roofs of houses. Refers to the specific plant Sempervivum tectorum, the common houseleek, which is able to grow on stone and slate roofs. Common name origin: From the narrow shape of the leaves. The beard part of the name comes from the bristly pappus. The other part of the name comes from its close resemblance to the hawkweeds. The Roman naturalist Pliny claimed that hawks fed on hawkweed to ehhance their eyesight. Flower description: Size: 0.9 to 1.1 inches (2.3 to 2.8 cm) Petal count: Ray florets 30 to 70. Color: yellow Other: flower arrangement, Panicle Plant description: Size: 8 to 40 inches (20 to 102 cm) Stem hairy: stiff bristly hairs and or soft wooly hairs. Other: Leaf description: attachment is basal and alternate, type is simple and lobed Size: Basal and lower cauline leaves about 6 to 15 cm long and 1 to 4 cm wide. Color: medium green Hairy: upper surface glabrous, lower surface glabrous or tomentose. Other: Shape: leaf, lanceolate to oblanceolate (FNA). Shape: leaf, lanceolate to oblanceolate (FNA) Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Introduced Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Common Bloom time (typical): June to October Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Annual Habitat: Disturbed sites, empty lots, roadsides, fields, sun or part shade, dry. Fruit: Seed: Dark brown and about 3 to 4 mm in length, with a tuft of white hairs about 4 to 5 mm long, which aid in seed dispersal. Importance to wildlife: Similar species (if any): Crepis pulchra is similar when the flower heads are open. However, this species is not reported from Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, and Iowa, but occurs in the more southern mid-western states and the eastern US. Scorzoneroides autumnalis (Autumn Hawkbit) is similar, but this species has a very limited distribution, currently restricted to the Superior area in northern Wisconsin. The stem leaves of Crepis tectorum typically have a pair of auricles (small lobes) near the leaf base, which can help distinguish this species from lookalikes in the genera Hieracium (Hawkweeds), Sonchus (Sowthistles), and Hypochaeris (Cat's ears). General leaf charateristics can greatly assist in differentiating many of these yellow-headed species with ray florets. Ethnobotany: Latitude: 44.797032 Longitude: -91.502983 Altitude: 265.00 Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Brown, Burnett, Chippewa, Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Door, Douglas, Dunn, Eau Claire, Forest, Grant, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Kenosha, Kewaunee, La Crosse, Langlade, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Menominee, Monroe, Oneida, Outagamie, Pepin, Pierce, Polk, Portage, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sawyer, Shawano, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Taylor, Vilas, Washburn, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map In US: (AK, CA, CT, DC, IA, IL, IN, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, NC, ND, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, VT, WA, WI, WY) Click here for distribution map In Canada: (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT) Click here for distribution map References: Synonym(s): Basionym: na Homotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 2 homotypic synonyms for this species. Heterotypic Synonym(s): POWO lists 26 heterotypic synonyms for this species. Autonym: na Wetland Status (NC): Not listed Wetland Status (MW): Not listed