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Read more about Mountain Dwarf-dandelion 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 montana
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Krigia montana
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
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)
Cynthia montana
COMMON NAME:
Mountain Dwarf-dandelion, Mountain Cynthia
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JK Marlow jkm120505_265
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
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JK Marlow jkm120505_267
May Rabun County GA
Chattahoochee National Forest
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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.
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JK Marlow jkm170507_731
May Transylvania County NC
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JK Marlow jkm170507_732
May Transylvania County NC
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JK Marlow jkm060723_335
July Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm120804_209
August Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
Rays 10-15mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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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.
COMPARE
involucral bracts of DYCs with ray flowers only (no disc)
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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.
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JK Marlow jkm130927_578
September Transylvania County NC
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmk_montana
September
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmkmontana_1
Month Unknown
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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.
COMPARE
Dandelions and Dandelion-like species
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Tim Spira tpskmontana
Month Unknown