Asteraceae
Crepis

Crepis capillaris (L.) Wallr.

First published in Erst. Beitr. Fl. Hercyn.: 287 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Europe to Caucasus. It is an annual or biennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome. It is used for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Albania, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, Czechia-Slovakia, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Norway, NW. Balkan Pen., Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sicilia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Ukraine

Introduced into:

Alaska, Alberta, Arkansas, Azores, Bolivia, British Columbia, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chatham Is., Colombia, Colorado, Connecticut, Costa Rica, Delaware, District of Columbia, Ecuador, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Juan Fernández Is., Kentucky, KwaZulu-Natal, Madeira, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Gulf, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New South Wales, New York, New Zealand North, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Peru, Québec, Rhode I., South Australia, Tasmania, Tennessee, Texas, Tristan da Cunha, Utah, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Western Australia, Wisconsin

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Aver'ianov, L.V. & al. (2006). Illyustrirovannyi opredelitel' rastenii Leningradskoi oblasti: 1-799. Nauka, Moskva.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 2: 865-1712. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Muer, T., Sauerbier, H. & Cabrara Calixto, F. (2020). Die Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Madeiras: 1-792. Verlag und Versandbuchhandlung Andreas Kleinsteuber.
  • Pruski, J.F. (ed.) (2018). Flora Mesoamericana 5(2): 1-608. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México, D.F.
  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • de Salas, MF, Baker, ML (2022). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 1-161. Tasmanian Herbarium, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Hobart. https://flora.tmag.tas.gov.au/resources/census/.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Aver'ianov, L.V. & al. (2006). Illyustrirovannyi opredelitel' rastenii Leningradskoi oblasti: 1-799. Nauka, Moskva.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 29, 2021 Wu, Z; Wheeler, J; Burns, E; Mestre, E [ZW004] United Kingdom K001291756 Yes
Jan 1, 1944 Lowne, B.T. [41-239] K002108310 Yes
Jan 1, 1928 Bourgeau, E. [310] Spain K002108495 Yes
Jan 1, 1928 Bourgeau, E. [309] Spain K001790603 Yes
Adams, L.G. [4014] Australia K002057593 Yes
Constable, E.F. [31213] Australia K002057597 Yes
Acevedo-Rodriguez, P.; Rawlins, J.E.; Young, G.W.; Davidson, R.L.; Nuñez, C. [12465] Dominican Republic K002110817 Yes
Calder, J.A.; Taylor, R.L. [35846] Canada K002110791 No
Thompson, J.W. [178] United States K002110795 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Germany K002108246 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United Kingdom K001790579 Yes
Zeller, S.M.; Zeller, E.B. [959] United States K002110799 No
Hall, E. [327] United States K000808311 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lewis, R. [RL 1689] Falkland Islands K000679752 Yes
Sparre, B. [2232] Chile K002110827 Yes
Thompson, J.W. [5167] United States K002110798 No
Cope, T.A. [RBG 351] United Kingdom K000914434 Yes
Hutchison, P.C. [214] Chile K002110825 Yes
Colenso, W. [s.n.] New Zealand K002057612 Yes
Pruski, J.; Sancho, G.; Rodríguez, A. [3843] Costa Rica K002110823 Yes
Bangerter, E.B. [5134] New Zealand K002057613 Yes
Krapovickas, A.; Cristóbal, C.L. [41938] Brazil K002110818 Yes
Christenhusz, M.J.M. [MC9354] United Kingdom K001400932 Yes
Constable, E.F. [28572] Australia K002057595 Yes
{R. de Barba} [1105] Argentina K002110832 Yes
Ising, E.H. [s.n.] Australia K002057604 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Iran K002057024 No
Sparre, B. [1854] Chile K002110828 Yes
Grant, J.M. [780] United States K002110796 No
Parks, H.E. [24189] United States K002110793 No
Walker [ANU 1266] Australia K002057594 Yes
King, R.M. [9747] Australia K002057601 Yes
Castellan, A. [118479] Argentina K002110826 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Chile K002110831 Yes
Constable, E.F. [31219] Australia K002057596 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [8273] Australia K002057599 Yes
Johnson, L.A.S.; Constable, E.F. [15801] Australia K002057598 Yes
Smith, R.V. [64/15] Australia K002057602 Yes
Leland, B.; Chase, E.W.B.; Tilden, J.E. [168] New Zealand K002057614 Yes
Coveny, R.G. [128216] Australia K002057603 Yes
Pullen, R. [3027] Australia K002057605 Yes
Groh, H. [s.n.] Canada K002110792 No
Grant, J.M. [s.n.] United States K002110797 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Iran K002057025 No
Fabris, H.A. [2613] Argentina K002110829 Yes
Cope, T.A. [RBG 145] United Kingdom K000914433 Yes
Mason, H.L. [5398] United States K002110794 No
Rodway, F.A. [623] Australia K002057600 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0