Plantae > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Asterales > Asteraceae > Krigia > Krigia dandelionKrigia dandelion (potato dwarfdandelion)Synonyms: Adopogon dandelion (homotypic); Cacalia tuberosa (heterotypic); Cynthia boscii (heterotypic); Cynthia dandelion (homotypic); Cynthia dandelion var. dandelion; Cynthia lyrata (heterotypic); Hyoseris angustifolia (heterotypic); Hyoseris major (heterotypic); Krigia caroliniana (heterotypic); Krigia caroliniana var. caroliniana; Leontodon dandelion (homotypic); Tragopogon dandelion (homotypic); Troximon dandelion (homotypic) Krigia dandelion, known as Potato dwarfdandelion, is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family . It is native to the southeastern and south-central United States, from the Florida Panhandle to Texas and north as far as Kansas, southern Illinois, and Maryland Krigia dandelion is an perennial herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. One plant generally produces one flower head per flower stalk, each head with 25–34 yellow or yellow-orange ray flowers but no disc flowers. |
Lifespan [1] | Perennial | Structure [1] | Herb |
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Name |
IUCN Category |
Area acres |
Location |
Species |
Website |
Climate |
Land Use |
Blue Ridge Parkway National Parkway |
V |
73611 |
North Carolina, Virginia, United States |
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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Hist. Park National Historical Park |
V |
19586 |
Maryland, District of Columbia, United States |
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Colonial National Historic Park National Historical Park |
V |
9316 |
Virginia, United States |
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Fort Donelson National Battlefield |
III |
560 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Great Smoky Mountains National Park |
II |
515454 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Horseshoe Bend National Military Park |
V |
1926 |
Alabama, United States |
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Mammoth Cave Area Biosphere Reserve (Natn'l Park) National Park |
II |
51235 |
Kentucky, United States |
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Morristown National Historical Park |
VI |
1677 |
New Jersey, United States |
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Ocmulgee National Monument |
V |
693 |
Georgia, United States |
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Oconee National Forest Botanical Reserve |
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306 |
Georgia, United States |
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Petersburg National Battlefield |
III |
3338 |
Virginia, United States |
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Prince William Forest Park |
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19378 |
District of Columbia, United States |
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Shiloh National Military Park |
III |
4061 |
Tennessee, United States |
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Southern Appalachian Biosphere Reserve |
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37548505 |
North Carolina, Tennessee, United States |
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0
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