OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Krigia montana   FAMILY Asteraceae_   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Krigia montana   FAMILY Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)

Krigia montana

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-15-002:

Krigia montana   FAMILY Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Cynthia montana

 

COMMON NAME:
Mountain Dwarf-dandelion, Mountain Cynthia


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image of Krigia montana, Mountain Dwarf-dandelion, Mountain Cynthia

JK Marlow    jkm120505_265

May    Rabun County    GA

Chattahoochee National Forest

image of Krigia montana, Mountain Dwarf-dandelion, Mountain Cynthia

JK Marlow    jkm120505_267

May    Rabun County    GA

Chattahoochee National Forest

image of Krigia montana, Mountain Dwarf-dandelion, Mountain Cynthia

JK Marlow    jkm120505_295

May    Rabun County    GA

Chattahoochee National Forest

Leaves mostly basal, wider leaves sometimes coarsely pinnate-dentate near base, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Krigia montana, Mountain Dwarf-dandelion, Mountain Cynthia

JK Marlow    jkm170507_731

May    Jackson County    NC

image of Krigia montana, Mountain Dwarf-dandelion, Mountain Cynthia

JK Marlow    jkm170507_732

May    Jackson County    NC

image of Krigia montana, Mountain Dwarf-dandelion, Mountain Cynthia

JK Marlow    jkm230525_3513

May    Jackson County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

image of Krigia montana, Mountain Dwarf-dandelion, Mountain Cynthia

JK Marlow    jkm060723_335

July    Jackson County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

image of Krigia montana, Mountain Dwarf-dandelion, Mountain Cynthia

JK Marlow    jkm120804_209

August    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

Rays 10-15mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Krigia montana, Mountain Dwarf-dandelion, Mountain Cynthia

JK Marlow    jkm120804_222

August    Transylvania County    NC

DuPont State Forest

In Krigia, the involucral bracts are in 1 series, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).


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image of Krigia montana, Mountain Dwarf-dandelion, Mountain Cynthia

JK Marlow    jkm0309k_37

September    Rutherford County    NC

Chimney Rock Park

Leaves may be entire or coarsely toothed near the base, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Krigia montana, Mountain Dwarf-dandelion, Mountain Cynthia

JK Marlow    jkm130927_578

September    Jackson County    NC

image of Krigia montana, Mountain Dwarf-dandelion, Mountain Cynthia

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmk_montana

September        

image of Krigia montana, Mountain Dwarf-dandelion, Mountain Cynthia

JK Marlow    jkm211022_4446

October    Jackson County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

image of Krigia montana, Mountain Dwarf-dandelion, Mountain Cynthia

JK Marlow    jkm211022_4447

October    Jackson County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

image of Krigia montana, Mountain Dwarf-dandelion, Mountain Cynthia

JK Marlow    jkm211022_4448

October    Jackson County    NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

image of Krigia montana, Mountain Dwarf-dandelion, Mountain Cynthia

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmkmontana_1

Month Unknown        

image of Krigia montana, Mountain Dwarf-dandelion, Mountain Cynthia

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmkmontana_brp

Month Unknown        NC

Blue Ridge Parkway

Flower heads bright yellow, solitary on leafless stalk (disc flowers absent), per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Krigia montana   FAMILY Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Krigia montana   FAMILY Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Krigia montana

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-15-002:
Krigia montana   FAMILY Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cynthia montana

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

784

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Cliffs and rock outcrops at medium to high elevations, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare elsewhere

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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)

LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal rosette

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Absent
Inferior ovary
Ray flowers bisexual

Flower heads solitary on leafless stalks from leaf axils

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Achene

 

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