Flower Properties

Property	Value
English Name	Smooth Hawksbeard
MainColor	Yellow
PlantType	Herb
Growth Type	Native
Season	June
ImageUrl	Crepis-002
Photographer	DP
Location
Human Toxicity	Non_Toxic

Flower Details

Description

A branching annual with small yellow dandelion-like flowers and slender stems. Often considered a weed in gardens, roadsides, and disturbed soils

Distribution

Widespread across Europe, including the UK, and introduced to North America and elsewhere. Common in urban and rural habitats.

Medicinal/Other Uses

Not widely used medicinally. Some species in the same genus were traditionally used as mild diuretics or for wound healing, but Crepis capillaris is little recorded in folk medicine.

Edibility

oung leaves can be eaten raw or cooked, though they are bitter and not widely consumed.

Human Toxicity

Generally considered safe.

Pet Toxicity

Not Toxic

Active Compounds

Contains bitter sesquiterpene lactones and flavonoids.