Krigia cespitosa

Krigia cespitosa
Krigia cespitosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Krigia
Species:
K. cespitosa
Binomial name
Krigia cespitosa
Synonyms[1]
  • Serinia cespitosa Raf.
  • Krigia oppositifolia Raf., not validly published
  • Apogon gracilis DC.
  • Apogon humilis Elliott
  • Apogon lyratum Nutt.
  • Apogon lyratus Nutt.
  • Arnoseris gracilis (DC.) Sch.Bip.
  • Arnoseris humilis (Elliott) Sch.Bip.
  • Krigia gracilis (DC.) Shinners
  • Krigia petiolaris Raf.
  • Serinia gracilis (DC.) Kuntze
  • Serinia oppositifolia (Raf.) Kuntze, not validly published
  • Serinia caespitosa Raf. 1817
  • Krigia caespitosa (Raf.) K.L.Chambers

Krigia cespitosa, known as common dwarf-dandelion,[2] opposite-leaved dwarf-dandelion,[2] or weedy dwarfdandelion,[3] is a North American species of plant in the family Asteraceae . It is native to northeastern Mexico (Nuevo León) and to the southeastern and south-central United States, from Florida to Texas and north as far as southeastern Nebraska, southern Illinois, and central West Virginia[4][5]

Krigia cespitosa is an annual herb up to 42 cm (16.8 inches) tall. One plant generally produces one flower head per flower stalk, each head with 12–35 yellow ray flowers but no disc flowers.[2]

  1. ^ "The Plant List, Krigia cespitosa (Raf.) K.L.Chambers". Archived from the original on 2020-07-25. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  2. ^ a b c "Flora of North America, Krigia cespitosa (Rafinesque) K. L. Chambers, 1973. Common or opposite-leaved dwarfdandelion". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  3. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Krigia caespitosa​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  4. ^ "United States Department of Agriculture plants profile". Archived from the original on 2015-04-17. Retrieved 2015-08-07.
  5. ^ "Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map, Krigia caespitosa". Archived from the original on 2015-10-15. Retrieved 2015-08-07.