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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Krigia montana
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
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Read more about Mountain Dwarf-dandelion at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Krigia montana
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)
Krigia montana
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, 1938)
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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm170507_731
May Jackson County NC
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JK Marlow jkm170507_732
May Jackson County NC
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JK Marlow jkm230525_3513
May Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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 (Smith, 1998).
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JK Marlow jkm130927_578
September Jackson County NC
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmk_montana
September
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JK Marlow jkm211022_4446
October Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm211022_4447
October Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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JK Marlow jkm211022_4448
October Jackson County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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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 (Smith, 1998).
COMPARE
Dandelions and Dandelion-like species
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Krigia montana
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Krigia montana
FAMILY
Asteraceae_
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Krigia montana
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, 1938)
Cynthia montana
784
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Cliffs and rock outcrops at medium to high elevations, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in NC Mountains, rare elsewhere
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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)
LEAVES:
Simple
Mostly basal rosette
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Absent
Inferior ovary
Ray flowers bisexual
Flower heads solitary on leafless stalks from leaf axils
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Achene
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p108
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p122
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p302
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p132
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p250
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p094
- 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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