Weedy dwarf-dandelion
Also known as: common dwarf-dandelion
Krigia cespitosa (Raf.) K. L. Chambers
[=Krigia oppositifolia Raf. ]
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Morphology
- Stem
- Ascending to erect, branched, glabrous or stipitate-glandular distally.
- Leaves
- Basal and cauline. Basal leaves petiolate; blade spatulate to linear-oblanceolate, .8 to 6 inches long, .08 to .9 inch wide, margins entire or remotely dentate or few-lobed, surfaces glabrous or sparsely glandular-pubescent. Cauline leaves petiolate or sessile, 1-4, gradually reduced, oblanceolate to linear.
- Inflorescence
- Heads 1. Peduncles terminal or axillary. Calyculate bractlets 0. Involucres turbinate to campanulate, .08 to .2 inch. Phyllaries 5-10, erect in fruit, ovate or lanceolate, apex acute.
- Flower
- Florets 12-35; corolla yellow, .08 to .28 inch long.
- Fruit
- Achenes brown, obovoid, .05 to .06 inch, glabrous; pappus absent. Seed 1.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Tallgrass and sand prairies, glades, clearings in oak-hickory woodlands, especially in moist soil
- Distribution
- East 1/2 of Kansas
Additional Notes
Comments
Our plants belong to the widespread var. cespitosa. Krigia for David Krieg, a German physician who collected plants in Delaware and Maryland and cespitosa, stemless.
Synonyms
Alternative scientific names that have been used for this plant.
Scientific Name: Krigia oppositifolia
Full Citation: Krigia oppositifolia Raf.
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Wildflower
- Family
- Asteraceae – Sunflower Family
- Life Span
- Annual
- Height
- 2-14 inches
- Last Updated
- 2018-09-01
Color Groups
Flowering Period
Blooms: May, June