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Crepis modocensis Greene trib. Cichorieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesCrepis modocensis Greene trib. Cichorieae
BibliographyErythea 3: 48 (1895)
Native Rangew. Canada to w. USA
Primary BiomeTemperate
Habitatrocky slopes
Altitude900-2500m
Descriptionbasal leaves petiolate, lanceolate, pinnatilobate, segments lanceolate, dentate, teeth mucronate, capitula 1-9 in corymb, involucre cylindrical, phyllaries green, lanceolate
Size5-35cm
Coloryellow
Bloomspring, summer
Ca
Typeperennial
Cultivationsunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet
alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsCrepis modocensis ssp. typica Babc. & Stebbins
Crepis scopulorum Coville
Crepis subacaulis Coville
Psilochenia modocensis (Greene) W.A.Weber
Territory7 Northern America
     71 Western Canada (BRC British Columbia)
     73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado, IDA Idaho, MNT Montana, ORE Oregon, WAS Washington, WYO Wyoming)
     76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah)
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