| common crupina |
USDA PLANTS Symbol: CRVU2 USDA ARS GRIN: 12504 ITIS: 37219 NAPIS: PBFEBBA |
| Crupina vulgaris Cass. | |
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Taxonomic Rank: Magnoliopsida: Asterales: Asteraceae |
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| Synonym(s): bearded creeper | |
Common crupina is a Federal Noxious Weed and is native to southern Europe. It is a winter annual that grows 1 to 4 ft. (0.3-1.2 m) tall. Leaves are entire to finely dissected (leaves become more divided towards the apex) and up to 6 in. (15.2 cm) long. Flowers are purple to pink, long, slender (vase-shaped) and bloom from May until soil moisture is depleted. Common crupina begins as a basal rosette and eventually develops alternating dissected leaves that are rough to the touch. Dense populations of this plant can invade grasslands, pastures, rangelands, forested areas, canyons, riparian areas, roadsides and waste places in the western United States. It reproduces by seed. Grazing (deer or livestock) or cutting can stimulate lateral branching, thereby increasing flower and seed production. |
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Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
- Idaho's Noxious Weeds - The Idaho Association of Soil Conservation Districts
- Wikipedia - Wikimedia Foundation, Inc
- Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules of the U.S. - USDA-APHIS
| Selected Images from Invasive.org | View All Images at Invasive.org |
 Plant(s); USDA APHIS PPQ Archive, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Richard Old, XID Services, Inc., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); Richard Old, XID Services, Inc., Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Flower(s); Utah State University Archive, Utah State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Foliage; Utah State University Archive, Utah State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Seedling(s); Utah State University Archive, Utah State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Plant(s); USDA APHIS PPQ Archive, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Utah State University Archive, Utah State University, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Fruit(s); Steve Hurst, USDA NRCS PLANTS Database, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
 Seedling(s); USDA APHIS PPQ Archive, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org Additional Resolutions & Image Usage |
Taxonomic References:
- USDA, NRCS. 2001. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.1, National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
Invasive Listing Sources:
- Faith Campbell, 1998. Plants that Hog the Garden: Invasive Plants in the United States. Fine Gardening Online
- Federal Noxious Weeds
- John Randall, The Nature Conservancy, Survey of TNC Preserves, 1995.
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Pacific Northwest Exotic Pest Plant Council, 1998
- USDA APHIS Regulated Pest List
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- California Invasive Plant Council
- California Noxious Weeds
- Colorado Noxious Weeds
- Florida Noxious Weeds
- Idaho Noxious Weeds
- Massachusetts Noxious Weeds
- Minnesota Noxious Weeds
- Montana Noxious Weeds
- North Carolina Noxious Weeds Class A
- Nevada Noxious Weeds
- Oregon Noxious Weeds
- South Carolina Noxious Weeds
- South Dakota Noxious Weeds
- Vermont Noxious Weeds
- Washington Noxious Weeds
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