Tapertip Hawksbeard

Crepis acuminata Nutt. - Aster family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 3.0 feet

Plant Type: Forb/herb

Root Depth: 10 inches

Growth Form: Bunch

Growth Rate: Moderate

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Early Summer

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: High

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: Low

Salt Tolerance: Low

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.