Smooth Hawksbeard - introduced (*Crepis capillaris)

Family: Asteraceae (Daisy family).

Native of Europe.

Occurrence: Uncommon in Central Victoria. Is more common in higher rainfall areas.

Identification:

• it is a tall, (e.g. 50 cm or more) branched plant
• the upper branches end in flowers
• the lower leaves clasp the stems
• the bristles on the seeds are very fine, and hidden by the green floral leaves (the bracts)
• the floral leaves curve inwards as the flower matures and the petals fall off
• the floral leaves are in two rows; the outer row is much shorter than the inner row
• the floral leaves have small, glandular hairs (i.e. hairs which end in a sticky globule).

It is an environmental weed.