Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Krigia cespitosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
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Read more about Opposite-leaf Dwarf-dandelion at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
INCLUDED WITHIN & ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Krigia caespitosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Krigia cespitosa var. cespitosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Krigia caespitosa var. caespitosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-15-005:
Krigia oppositifolia FAMILY Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Serinia oppositifolia
COMMON NAME:
Opposite-leaf Dwarf-dandelion
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Keith Bradley kab_krigia_cespitosa_3408
April Richland County SC
Compact flower heads are borne singly at the end of short axillary stalks, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
COMPARE
Dandelions and Dandelion-like species
Terry Holdsclaw tdh_krigia_cespitosa
June Iredell County NC
The only leafy-branched Krigia of the southeastern Atlantic Coastal Plain, per Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Krigia cespitosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
INCLUDED WITHIN & ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Krigia caespitosa
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Krigia cespitosa var. cespitosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2015)
Krigia caespitosa var. caespitosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-15-005:
Krigia oppositifolia
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Serinia oppositifolia