Krigia montana

Krigia montana, known as mountain dwarfdandelion, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the Great Smoky Mountains and other nearby peaks in the southern Appalachians of Tennessee, the Carolinas, and Georgia. It is found on cliffs and outcrops at high elevations.[4][5]

Krigia montana

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Krigia
Species:
K. montana
Binomial name
Krigia montana
(Michx.) Nutt. 1818
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Adopogon montanus (Michx.) Kuntze
  • Cynthia montana (Michx.) Standl.
  • Hyoseris montana Michx. 1803
  • Cynthia dandelion var. montana (Michx.) Chapm.

Krigia montana is a perennial herb up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. One plant can produce 20 or more flower heads, each head with 25–60 yellow ray flowers but no disc flowers.[6]

References
  1. Krigia montana NatureServe
  2. The Plant List, Krigia montana (Michx.) Nutt
  3. Tropicos, Krigia montana (Michx.) Nutt
  4. Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  5. Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States by Alan Weakley
  6. Flora of North America, Krigia montana (Michaux) Nuttall, 1818. Mountain dwarf dandelion


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