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Common name: Virginia dwarfdandelion [1]
| Krigia virginica | |
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| Photo by the Illinois Wildflowers Database | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida - Dicots |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Krigia |
| Species: | K. virginica |
| Binomial name | |
| Krigia virginica L. | |
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| Natural range of Krigia virginica from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Taxonomic Notes
Synonyms: none
Varieties: none
Description
K. virginica is an annual forb/herb of the Asteraceae family native to North America and introduced in Canada. [1]
Distribution
K. virginica is found in the eastern half of the United States excluding Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota, as well as the Quebec and British Columbia regions of Canada. [1]
Ecology
Habitat
K. virginica proliferates in rocky woodlands, roadsides, and disturbed areas. [2]
Phenology
K. virginica flowers February-May. [3]
Conservation and Management
K. virginica is listed as endangered by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources Parks, Recreation, and Preserves Division, as possibly extirpated by the Maine Department of Conservation Natural Areas Program, and as threatened by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Natural Areas and Preserves. [1]
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 USDA Plant Database https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=KRVI
- ↑ Weakley, A. S. (2015). Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC, University of North Carolina Herbarium.
- ↑ PanFlora Author: Gil Nelson URL: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ Date Accessed: 5/22/18
