Taxon:  Crepis vesicaria L. subsp. taraxacifolia (Thuill.) Thell.



Summary
Genus:
Crepis
Family:
Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)
Subfamily:
Cichorioideae
Tribe:
Cichorieae
Subtribe:
Crepidinae
Nomen number:
12205
Place of publication:
H. Schinz & R. Keller, Fl. Schweiz ed. 3, 1:594.  1909
Verified:
03/06/2012 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Crepis vesicaria L. (1 active accession[s])
Crepis vesicaria L. subsp. vesicaria (0 active accession[s])
Crepis vesicaria subsp. stellata (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Crepis taraxacifolia Thuill.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Barkhausia haenseleri Boiss. ex DC.
Crepis vesicaria L. subsp. haenseleri (Boiss. ex DC.) P. D. Sell

Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)
Embryo drawing

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya. Note: lists as C. vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia (Thuill.) Thell. ex Schinz & R. Keller
  4. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  5. Babcock, E. B. 1947. The genus Crepis. Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 22:843-853.
  6. Davis, P. H., ed. 1965-1988. Flora of Turkey and the east Aegean islands. Note: lists as C. vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia (Thuill.) Thell. ex Schinz & R. Keller
  7. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1335.
  8. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  9. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: mentions
  10. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada, ed. 2
  11. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  12. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  13. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
  14. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Note: = Crepis vesicaria subsp. haenseleri (Boiss. ex DC.) P. D. Sell
  15. Munz, P. A. & D. D. Keck. 1959. A California flora.
  16. Pottier-Alapetite, G. 1979-1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones.
  17. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
  18. Radford, A. E. et al., eds. 1980-. Vascular flora of the southeastern United States.
  19. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  20. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Crepis vesicaria subsp. haenseleri (Boiss. ex DC.) P. D. Sell
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Englishbeaked hawk's-beard  1Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
Englishdandelion hawk's-beard  1Foreman, D. B. & N. G. Walsh. 1993-. Flora of Victoria. Note: as Crepis vesicaria subsp. haenseleri
Englishweedy hawk's-beard  1FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: mentions
GermanLöwenzahn-Pippau  2Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen 2:1335.
Swedishblåsfibbla  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAfricaMacaronesiaPortugalMadeira Islands Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaAlgeria  Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaLibya  Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya. Note: lists as C. vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia (Thuill.) Thell. ex Schinz & R. Keller
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaMorocco  Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaTunisia  Pottier-Alapetite, G. 1979-1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones.
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Crepis vesicaria subsp. haenseleri (Boiss. ex DC.) P. D. Sell
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeBelgium  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Crepis vesicaria subsp. haenseleri (Boiss. ex DC.) P. D. Sell
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeGermany  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Crepis vesicaria subsp. haenseleri (Boiss. ex DC.) P. D. Sell
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeNetherlands  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Crepis vesicaria subsp. haenseleri (Boiss. ex DC.) P. D. Sell
1NativeEuropeMiddle EuropeSwitzerland  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Crepis vesicaria subsp. haenseleri (Boiss. ex DC.) P. D. Sell
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeAlbania  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeCroatia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Crepis vesicaria subsp. haenseleri (Boiss. ex DC.) P. D. Sell
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly incl. SardiniaEuro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeMontenegro  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSlovenia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Crepis vesicaria subsp. haenseleri (Boiss. ex DC.) P. D. Sell
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropePortugal  Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Crepis vesicaria subsp. haenseleri (Boiss. ex DC.) P. D. Sell
1NativeEuropeSouthwestern EuropeSpain incl. BalearesEuro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
3AdventiveEuropeMiddle EuropeCzech Republic  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
3AdventiveEuropeMiddle EuropeHungary  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
3AdventiveEuropeMiddle EuropePoland  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
3AdventiveEuropeSoutheastern EuropeSerbia  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaSpainCanarias Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  Foreman, D. B. & N. G. Walsh. 1993-. Flora of Victoria.
4NaturalizedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
4NaturalizedEuropeMiddle EuropeAustria  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeIreland  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeNorthern EuropeUnited Kingdom  Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFranceCorse Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: mentions
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: mentions
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: mentions
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNorthwestern U.S.A.United StatesOregon FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: mentions
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolina FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: mentions
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: mentions
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaWestern CanadaCanadaBritish Columbia FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: mentions
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
Native
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Portugal [Madeira Islands]
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Netherlands
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Albania, Greece, Croatia, Italy (incl. Sardinia), Montenegro, Slovenia
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: Spain (incl. Baleares), France, Portugal
Adventive
Europe
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Serbia
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Spain [Canarias]
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • NORTHERN EUROPE: United Kingdom, Ireland
  • MIDDLE EUROPE: Austria
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France [Corse]
Northern America
  • WESTERN CANADA: Canada [British Columbia]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania]
  • NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Oregon]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [North Carolina]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California]
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile

Reference(s)
  1. Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds. 1976-. Flora of Libya. Note: lists as C. vesicaria subsp. taraxacifolia (Thuill.) Thell. ex Schinz & R. Keller
  2. Allan, H. H. B. et al. 1961-. Flora of New Zealand.
  3. Euro+Med Editorial Committee. Euro+Med Plantbase: the information resource for Euro-Mediterranean plant diversity (on-line resource).
  4. FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America. Note: mentions
  5. Foreman, D. B. & N. G. Walsh. 1993-. Flora of Victoria.
  6. Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
  7. Instituto de Botánica Darwinion. 2008. Flora del Conosur. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares.
  8. Jahandiez, E. & R. Maire. 1931-1941. Catalogue des plantes du Maroc.
  9. Pottier-Alapetite, G. 1979-1981. Flore de la Tunisie: Angiospermes-Dicotyledones.
  10. Quézel, P. & S. Santa. 1962-1963. Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie.
  11. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea. Note: = Crepis vesicaria subsp. haenseleri (Boiss. ex DC.) P. D. Sell
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Weed  Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry. Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER): plant threats to Pacific ecosystems (on-line resource).
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=12205. Accessed 12 May 2026.