Common Name: narrowleaf hawksbeardScientific Name: Crepis tectorumFamily Name: Asteraceae (Compositae) - Aster or Sunflower FamilyIdentification NotesLife Cycleintroduced annual, reproducing by seed Stemsreproductive scapes only, branched entire length Leavesbasal leaves lanceolate to oblanceolate, slightly toothed to deeply lobed, often pointed toward base; stem leaves almost linear, sessile to clasping-like auricles, margins rolled downward Flowersheads of yellow ray (ligulate) florets, ray flower toothed tips; solitary on branched scapes, form "puffball" when mature