Crepis foetida

Crepis foetida  is a European species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae with the common name stinking hawksbeard. It is widespread across much of Europe and Siberia, as well as being sparingly naturalized in scattered locations in the United States and Australia.

Crepis foetida  is an annual, biennial, or perennial herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. One plant can produce as many as 10 flower heads, each with 100 or more yellow ray florets but no disc florets.


 * Subspecies
 * Crepis foetida subsp. foetida
 * Crepis foetida subsp. glandulosa (C.Presl) Arcang.
 * Crepis foetida subsp. rhoeadifolia (M.Bieb.) Čelak.