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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Krigia biflora var. biflora
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
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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 Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Krigia biflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH Field Manual of Michigan Flora (Voss & Reznicek, 2012)
Krigia biflora ssp. biflora
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Krigia biflora
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, Twin-flowered 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 (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
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 (Smith, 1998).
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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 (Smith, 1998).
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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 (Smith, 1998).
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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 OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Krigia biflora var. biflora
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Krigia biflora var. biflora
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Krigia biflora
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Field Manual of Michigan Flora (Voss & Reznicek, 2012)
Krigia biflora ssp. biflora
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Krigia biflora
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
Habitat: Rich, moist forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Rare
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Rays: Orange-yellow
Disc: Absent
Inferior ovary
Ray flowers bisexual
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 (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p132
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p094
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p310
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p360
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p177
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