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§1 Plant

Crepis runcinata (James) Torr. & A. Gray

vernacular fiddleleaf hawksbeard — species · Asteraceae

USDA: CRRU3
GBIF: 5403643
Rank: species

fiddleleaf hawksbeard (Crepis runcinata) — Platephotograph · 2014 Mary Winter source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Asteraceae Bercht. & J. Presl
Genus: Crepis

§2a

Native status, by region

CAN Canada Native
L48 Lower 48 States Native

§2b

County-level range

· 255 counties across 17 states/territories

Legend Native · 255 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Low
Shade: High
Moisture use: Medium
Fire: High
Salinity: Medium
Anaerobic: Medium
CaCO₃: High
Hedging: None

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: -38 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 110 min.
Precipitation: 18–32 in/yr
pH range: 6.5–9.5
Root depth: 8 in min.
Fertility need: Medium
Soil texture: medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Stoloniferous
Growth rate: Moderate
Lifespan: Short
Mature height: 1 ft
Foliage texture: Coarse
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Porous
Porosity (winter): Porous
Flower colour: Yellow
Fruit colour: Brown
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: None

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Late Spring
Seed abundance: High
Seed begins: Summer
Seed ends: Summer
Spread rate: Moderate
Stratify: No
Seeds / lb: 800,000
Propagation: seed

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: No Known Source
Nursery stock: No
Palatable, human: No
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 255 counties across 17 states/territories.

Arizona view state ↗ 2 N ▾

California view state ↗ 6 N ▾

Colorado view state ↗ 33 N ▾

Idaho view state ↗ 14 N ▾

Kansas view state ↗ 1 N ▾

Cheyenne 20023

Minnesota view state ↗ 25 N ▾

Montana view state ↗ 17 N ▾

Nebraska view state ↗ 15 N ▾

Nevada view state ↗ 11 N ▾

New Mexico view state ↗ 13 N ▾

North Dakota view state ↗ 38 N ▾

Oregon view state ↗ 10 N ▾

South Dakota view state ↗ 14 N ▾

Texas view state ↗ 2 N ▾

Utah view state ↗ 24 N ▾

Washington view state ↗ 12 N ▾

Wyoming view state ↗ 18 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/CRRU3 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/5403643 ↗

Record version

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usda-plants-mt-2026-05-26

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