Krigia occidentalis

Krigia occidentalis, known as western dwarfdandelion, is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It is native to the southern Great Plains and the Ozark Mountains of the south-central United States (Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana).[3]

Krigia occidentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Subfamily:
Cichorioideae
Tribe:
Cichorieae
Genus:
Krigia
Species:
K. occidentalis
Binomial name
Krigia occidentalis
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Adopogon occidentale (Nutt.) Kuntze
  • Adopogon occidentalis (Nutt.) Kuntze
  • Cymbia occidentalis (Nutt.) Standl.
  • Krigia bellidioides Scheele
  • Krigia nervosa Hook.

Krigia occidentalis is a small annual rarely more than 16 cm (6.4 inches) tall, with a taproot. The plant produces only one flower hear per flower stalk, each head with 5–25 yellow ray flowers but no disc flowers.[4]

References
  1. The Plant List, Krigia montana (Michx.) Nutt.
  2. Tropicos, Krigia montana (Michx.) Nutt.
  3. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. Flora of North America, Krigia occidentalis Nuttall, 1834. Western dwarfdandelion


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