Krigia virginica
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Photo, courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Krigia virginica |
| Common name: | dwarf dandelion |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Growth type: | forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 3 - 12" |
| Foliage: | basal leaves only, narrow and toothed or pinately lobed |
| Flower: | yellow, 1/2" |
| Flowering time: | early May to late June |
| Habitat: | dry, sandy soil |
| Range in New Jersey: | frequent throughout our region and northward on the coastal plain, extending occasionally beyone the fall line (Stone, 720). |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |
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