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Read more about Krigia at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales
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)
Cynthia virginica
COMMON NAME:
Orange Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Cynthia
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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
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.
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.
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.