Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Krigia biflora var. biflora
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Krigia at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Krigia biflora var. biflora
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-15-001:
Krigia biflora
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cynthia virginica
COMMON NAME:
Orange Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Cynthia
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_cyvi13_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm110417_008
April Cleburne County AL
Mount Cheaha
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JK Marlow jkm110417_969
April Cleburne County AL
Mount Cheaha
Ray flowers orangish-yellow and numerous. Disk flowers absent, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
COMPARE
Dandelions and Dandelion-like species
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JK Marlow jkm110417_972
April Cleburne County AL
Mount Cheaha
Basal leaves elliptic-oblanceolate, 3/4" or more wide, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm110417_975
April Cleburne County AL
Mount Cheaha
Basal leaves either entire or with teeth or lobes near the tapered base, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm110417_977
April Cleburne County AL
Mount Cheaha
Flowers are borne on long stalks, usually several from an axil, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1773
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1776
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1778
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
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JK Marlow jkm180505_1804
May Pike County GA
Camp Thunder VPA
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Krigia biflora var. biflora
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Krigia biflora var. biflora
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-15-001:
Krigia biflora
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cynthia virginica
3373
Forb
Perennial
Native to North Carolina & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC -
Rare
Look for it in rich, moist forests, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Rays: Orange-yellow
Disc: Absent
Ray flowers bisexual
Inferior ovary
Flower heads 3-5 on long stalks from leaf axils
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Dark brown
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p132
- Wildflowers of Tennessee p310
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p360
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p177