Crepis foetida subsp. foetida

Stinking Hawksbeard at Mount Majura

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Identification history

Crepis foetida subsp. foetida	12 Dec 2023	natureguy
Crepis foetida subsp. foetida	12 Dec 2023	Tapirlord
Picris angustifolia	12 Dec 2023	natureguy
Unidentified	12 Dec 2023	JaneR

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4 comments

waltraud wrote:

12 Dec 2023

This would be a new observation for Mt Majura - not yet on our Flora list.

Tapirlord wrote:

12 Dec 2023

Unlikely to be Picris angustifolia, the local subsp is the alpine one and the grassland subsp has yet to be recorded here

MattM wrote:

12 Dec 2023

I agree this is Crepis foetida.

natureguy wrote:

12 Dec 2023

Yeah that makes sense and I agree - I was actually thinking that initially, but thrown off because I remember we had another tricky record before which turned out to be Picris, not Crepis, and also because most of the ones I've seen personally have been a bit more orange rather than yellow like this, and it's also generally qutie a sparsely distributed plant, usually I've seen them only a couple or singly. Though having a closer look, the low form of the plants suits Crepis over Picris, also the budding inflorescence. The yellow flowers are fine for Crepis as well, so I was a bit off the ball for thinking that they weren't.

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