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Pollen: High
Nectar: High

Crepis, commonly known in some parts of the world as hawksbeard or hawk's-beard (but not to be confused with the related genus Hieracium similarly appellated), is a genus of annual and perennial flowering plants of the family Asteraceae superficially resembling the dandelion, the most conspicuous difference being that Crepis usually has branching scapes with multiple heads (though solitary heads can occur). The genus name Crepis derives from the Greek krepis, meaning "slipper" or "sandal", possibly in...

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1. (c) Gertrud K., some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/11946969@N00/28986996
2. (c) anonymous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.biopix.com/photos/JCS-Crepis-praemorsa-61575.JPG
3. (c) "<a href=""http://nt.ars-grin.gov/"">ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory</a>. Sweden.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://plants.usda.gov/gallery/large/crte3_002_lhp.jpg
4. Carl Axel Magnus Lindman, no known copyright restrictions (public domain), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:552_Crepis_multicaulis.jpg
5. Adapted by Megan W. from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crepis

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