Hawk's-beard vs Stinking Hawk's-beard

Crepis pulchra compared with Crepis foetida

Key Differences

• Hawk's-beard is Not Evaluated while Stinking Hawk's-beard is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hawk's-beard	Stinking Hawk's-beard
Kingdom same	Plantae (plantas)	Plantae (plantas)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family same	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus same	Crepis	Crepis
Species	Crepis pulchra	Crepis foetida

Evolutionary Relationship

Hawk's-beard and Stinking Hawk's-beard share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Crepis.

Conservation Status

Hawk's-beard

NE — Not Evaluated

Stinking Hawk's-beard

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hawk's-beard	Stinking Hawk's-beard
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hawk's-beard

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

Stinking Hawk's-beard

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (11 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States