Pink Hawk's-Beard

Crepis rubra

"Crepis rubra" is a European species of flowering plant in the daisy family with the common name red hawksbeard or pink hawk's-beard. It is native to the eastern Mediterranean region and is widely cultivated as an ornamental. It became naturalized in a small region of the United States.
Pink Hawk's-Beard - Crepis rubra Area of prairy and forest near Zadar, Croatia. Crepis rubra,Croatia,Geotagged,Pink Hawk's-Beard,Spring

Appearance

"Crepis rubra " is an annual herb up to 40 cm tall. Each plant will usually produce only one or two flower heads, each with as many as 100 pink or red ray florets but no disc florets. It grows in rocky fields and meadows.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae
GenusCrepis
SpeciesC. rubra
Photographed in
Croatia
Italy