Krigia occidentalis explained

Krigia occidentalis, known as western dwarfdandelion, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southern Great Plains and the Ozark Mountains of the south-central United States (Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana).[1]

Krigia occidentalis is a small annual herb,[2] rarely more than 16 cm (6.4 inches) tall, with a taproot. The plant produces only one flower head per flower stalk, each head with 5–25 yellow ray flowers but no disc flowers.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Krigia%20occidentalis.png Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  2. Web site: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin. www.wildflower.org.
  3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242416713 Flora of North America, Krigia occidentalis Nuttall, 1834. Western dwarfdandelion