Crepis pleurocarpa is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name nakedstem hawksbeard.

[2][3] Crepis pleurocarpa grows in dry, wooded or open habitat, sometimes on serpentine soils.

It is a taprooted perennial herb producing a branching stem up to 60 centimeters (24 inches) in height.

The lance-shaped leaves are lobed and long near the base of the plant, approaching 30 centimeters (12 inches) in length, and smaller and sometimes unlobed higher up the stem.

The inflorescence is an open array of many flower heads, each having pointed phyllaries with thick midribs and thinner, hair-lined edges.