Crepis pygmaea
Crepis pygmaea (commonly pygmy hawksbeard) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Crepis in the family Asteraceae. Description

Vegetative features
The pygmy hawksbeard grows as a perennial herbaceous plant and reaches a height of . The stems are arching and ascending, mostly branched, one or more heads, white tomentose or glabrous, often tinged with purple. The plant has few leaves. The above-ground parts of the plant are hairy. The lower leaves are heart-shaped and usually long-stemmed. The upper leaves are irregularly pinnate with a very large end section and small side sections. The underside of the leaf is often tinged with purple. Generative traits
The flowering period extends from July to August. The cup-shaped inflorescence has a diameter of about  and contains only ray florets. The bracts are bell-shaped, white, and  long. The fruits are  long. The calyx is  long and white. The chromosome number is 2n = 8 or 12. Occurrence
The pygmy hawksbeard occurs in the Pyrenees and the western Alps, in Spain, Andorra, France, Switzerland, and Austria. The plant thrives on moist, coarse scree slopes at elevations of . Further reading

References

pygmaea
Flora of Southwestern Europe
Flora of Austria
Flora of Switzerland
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus