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Asteraceae
Krigia

not marked as a favorite taxon Krigia virginica (Linnaeus) Willdenow. Common name: Virginia Dwarf-dandelion. Phenology: Late Mar-Jul. Habitat: Rocky woodlands, roadsides, disturbed areas. Distribution: ME west to MN, south to c. peninsular FL and c. TX.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, F, Fl7, FNA19, G, GW2, Il, K4, NcTx, NE, NY, Oh3, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, SE1, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WH3, Kim & Turner (1992); = Adopogon carolinianus (Walter) Britton; = Adopogon virginicus (L.) Kuntze; = Hyoceris virginica L.; Hyoseris virginica Linnaeus. Basionym: Hyoseris virginica L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Krigia virginica - FNA19

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: UPL
  • Great Plains: FACU
  • Midwest: UPL
  • Northcentral & Northeast: UPL

Heliophily ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Krigia virginica© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Krigia virginica© Sonnia Hill | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Krigia virginica© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Krigia virginica© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Krigia virginica© Sonnia Hill | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Krigia virginica© Floyd A. Griffith | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Krigia virginica© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #10 of Krigia virginica© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect annual from a basal rosette, found in dry, open forests, rocky woodlands, roadsides and disturbed areas.

Stems: Stem consists of a flowering stalk arising from the center of the basal rosette; it may be branched, is glandular-hairy (especially above) and oozes milky sap when broken.

Leaves: Leaves mostly basal, oblong-lance-shaped to elliptic, to 5 in. long, sharply and irregularly lobed and toothed, usually hairy.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Composite flowers (heads) solitary at top of stem; about 1/2 in. wide; consisting of many golden yellow disk florets with squared-off, 5-toothed tips. Narrow, green or red-tinged bracts surround the bell-shaped base of each head.

Fruits: Fruit a fluffy cluster of tufted achenes.

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Height: 1-12 in.

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description: Erect annual from a basal rosette, found in dry, open forests, rocky woodlands, roadsides and disturbed areas.

stems: Stem consists of a flowering stalk arising from the center of the basal rosette; it may be branched, is glandular-hairy (especially above) and oozes milky sap when broken.

leaves: Leaves mostly basal, oblong-lance-shaped to elliptic, to 5 in. long, sharply and irregularly lobed and toothed, usually hairy.

inflorescence:

flowers: Composite flowers (heads) solitary at top of stem; about 1/2 in. wide; consisting of many golden yellow disk florets with squared-off, 5-toothed tips. Narrow, green or red-tinged bracts surround the bell-shaped base of each head.

fruits: Fruit a fluffy cluster of tufted achenes.

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