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Asteraceae

Italian hawksbeard

Crepis bursifolia L.

Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Crepis

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Italian hawksbeard: Crepis bursifolia L.
Photo: Alogiraf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)
Arabic
سراغة كيسية الأوراق
English
Italian hawksbeard
French
Crépide à feuilles de capselle

Synonyms

  • Barkhausia balbisiana DC.
  • Barkhausia bursifolia (L.) Spreng.
  • Barkhausia bursifolia var. bursifolia
  • Barkhausia bursifolia var. erucifolia (Gren. & Godr.) Rouy
  • Barkhausia canescens Spreng.
  • Crepis bursifolia var. lacinulosa Lojac.
  • Crepis erucifolia Gren. & Godr.
  • Crepis hirta Pers.
  • Hieracioides bursifolia (L.) Kuntze
  • Hyoseris hirta Balb. ex Willd.
  • Lagoseris bursifolia (L.) Link
  • Leontodon gussonei Spreng.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.