Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear or stable block). Beaked Hawksbeard has these showier flowers than Smooth Hawksbeards' neater ones.

Beaked Hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) (26/05/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear or stable block). Beaked Hawksbeard has these showier flowers than Smooth Hawksbeards' neater ones.

Beaked Hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) (26/05/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear or stable block).

Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield (field out the back). Smooth Hawksbeard instead has thinner phyllaries that are more upwardly directed than these larger and more outwardly directed phyllaries.

Beaked Hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) (21/05/2023) Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield (field out the back). Smooth Hawksbeard instead has thinner phyllaries that are more upwardly directed than these larger and more outwardly directed phyllaries.

Beaked Hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) (21/05/2023) Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield (field out the back).

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear or stable block). Makro shot. These are actually the stigmas atop their long styles that protrude from a tubule within which is the pollen.

Beaked Hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) (26/05/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear or stable block). Makro shot. These are actually the stigmas atop their long styles that protrude from a tubule within which is the pollen.

Footpath across field from Bramber leading to downs link path to Shoreham, Steyning, W Sussex. Beaked Hawksbeard always has an orange-red stripe on the underside of the outer ray florets (Smooth Hawksbeard can also have this but not always).

Beaked Hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) (22/05/2022) Footpath across field from Bramber leading to downs link path to Shoreham, Steyning, W Sussex. Beaked Hawksbeard always has an orange-red stripe on the underside of the outer ray florets (Smooth Hawksbeard can also have this but not always).

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear or stable block). The giss of the plant - more robust than Smooth Hawksbeard and with larger and showier flowers.

Beaked Hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) (26/05/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear or stable block). The giss of the plant - more robust than Smooth Hawksbeard and with larger and showier flowers.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear or stable block). Beaked Hawksbeard is not as common as Smooth down here in Sussex, so it was a nice find.

Beaked Hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) (26/05/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear or stable block). Beaked Hawksbeard is not as common as Smooth down here in Sussex, so it was a nice find.

Beaked Hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) (22/05/2022) Footpath across field from Bramber leading to downs link path to Shoreham, Steyning, W Sussex.

Footpath across field from Bramber leading to downs link path to Shoreham, Steyning, W Sussex. Flowers earlier than Smooth Hawksbeard - Smooth Hawksbeard flowers in June, Beaked flowers in May.

Beaked Hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) (22/05/2022) Footpath across field from Bramber leading to downs link path to Shoreham, Steyning, W Sussex. Flowers earlier than Smooth Hawksbeard - Smooth Hawksbeard flowers in June, Beaked flowers in May.

Footpath across field from Bramber leading to downs link path to Shoreham, Steyning, W Sussex. It's a bristly-hairy plant.

Beaked Hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) (22/05/2022) Footpath across field from Bramber leading to downs link path to Shoreham, Steyning, W Sussex. It's a bristly-hairy plant.

Footpath across field from Bramber leading to downs link path to Shoreham, Steyning, W Sussex. Lots of bristles on this specimen - they are sufficient to pierce the skin if a stem is held tightly.

Beaked Hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) (22/05/2022) Footpath across field from Bramber leading to downs link path to Shoreham, Steyning, W Sussex. Lots of bristles on this specimen - they are sufficient to pierce the skin if a stem is held tightly.

Beaked Hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) (22/05/2022) Footpath across field from Bramber leading to downs link path to Shoreham, Steyning, W Sussex.

Beaked Hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) (21/05/2023) Horton Wood, Small Dole, Henfield (field out the back).

Footpath across field from Bramber leading to downs link path to Shoreham, Steyning, W Sussex. Bracts on young buds do not yet fully spread out.

Beaked Hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) (22/05/2022) Footpath across field from Bramber leading to downs link path to Shoreham, Steyning, W Sussex. Bracts on young buds do not yet fully spread out.

Footpath across field from Bramber leading to downs link path to Shoreham, Steyning, W Sussex. Bracts not as spreading as they can often be - they tend to increasingly as the flower ages.

Beaked Hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) (22/05/2022) Footpath across field from Bramber leading to downs link path to Shoreham, Steyning, W Sussex. Bracts not as spreading as they can often be - they tend to increasingly as the flower ages.

Beaked Hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) (22/05/2022) Footpath across field from Bramber leading to downs link path to Shoreham, Steyning, W Sussex.

Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear or stable block). Has a jumble of deeply lobed spiny leaves below branches which clasp the stem, Smooth Hawksbeard instead has hardly-lobed upper stem leaves which have auricles.

Beaked Hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) (26/05/2021) Southbank Equestrian, Henfield (arena bank rear or stable block). Has a jumble of deeply lobed spiny leaves below branches which clasp the stem, Smooth Hawksbeard instead has hardly-lobed upper stem leaves which have auricles.

Footpath across field from Bramber leading to downs link path to Shoreham, Steyning, W Sussex. Leaves vary considerably but this is definitely Beaked because Smooth instead doesn't have hairy leaves.

Beaked Hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) (22/05/2022) Footpath across field from Bramber leading to downs link path to Shoreham, Steyning, W Sussex. Leaves vary considerably but this is definitely Beaked because Smooth instead doesn't have hairy leaves.

Footpath across field from Bramber leading to downs link path to Shoreham, Steyning, W Sussex. Very hairy compared to Smooth Hawksbeard. The lower leaves are not fully developed so have not developed side-lobes fully yet.

Beaked Hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) (22/05/2022) Footpath across field from Bramber leading to downs link path to Shoreham, Steyning, W Sussex. Very hairy compared to Smooth Hawksbeard. The lower leaves are not fully developed so have not developed side-lobes fully yet.

Footpath across field from Bramber leading to downs link path to Shoreham, Steyning, W Sussex. Bracts increasingly spreading as the flower ages.

Beaked Hawksbeard (Crepis vesicaria) (22/05/2022) Footpath across field from Bramber leading to downs link path to Shoreham, Steyning, W Sussex. Bracts increasingly spreading as the flower ages.