Plant Guide: Tapertip hawksbeard (Crepis acuminata Nutt.)

Derek Tilley; Scott L. Jensen; Loren St. John

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Plant Guide: Tapertip hawksbeard (Crepis acuminata Nutt.)

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Authors:

Derek Tilley, Scott L. Jensen, Loren St. John

Year:

2012

Type:

Miscellaneous Publication

Station:

Rocky Mountain Research Station

Source:

Aberdeen, ID: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Aberdeen Plant Materials Center. 3 p.

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Abstract

Tapertip hawksbeard leaves are consumed by pre-laying sage grouse hens and make up a large portion of their diet (Barnett and Crawford, 1994). Sage grouse chicks also feed on tapertip hawksbeard leaves in addition to the insects attracted by the flowers (Drut and others, 1994; Klebenow and Gray, 1968).

Keywords

Tapertip hawksbeard, Crepis acuminata, forb, native, establishment, production

Citation

Tilley, Derek; Jensen, Scott; St. John, Loren. 2012. Plant Guide: Tapertip hawksbeard (Crepis acuminata Nutt.). Aberdeen, ID: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Aberdeen Plant Materials Center. 3 p.