Krigia wrightii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Krigia |
Species: | K. wrightii |
Binomial name | |
Krigia wrightii (A.Gray) K.L.Chambers ex K.J.Kim | |
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Krigia wrightii, known as Wright's dwarfdandelion, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southern Great Plains of the south-central United States (Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana).
Krigia wrightii is a small annual rarely more than 25 cm (10 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.
References
- The Plant List, Krigia wrightii (A.Gray) K.L.Chambers ex K.J.Kim
- Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- Flora of North America, Krigia wrightii (A. Gray) K. L. Chambers ex K. J. Kim, Brittonia. 44: 195. 1992. Wright's dwarf dandelion
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