Krigia dandelion (L.) Nutt. is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Krigia dandelion (L.) Nutt.

Krigia dandelion (L.) Nutt.

Krigia dandelion (potato dwarfdandelion) is a perennial North American herb in the Asteraceae family native to the south-central and southeastern US.

Family
Genus
Krigia
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Krigia dandelion (L.) Nutt.

Krigia dandelion, common name potato dwarfdandelion, is a North American plant species belonging to the Asteraceae family. It is native to the southeastern and south-central United States, with its distribution ranging from the Florida Panhandle to Texas, and extending north to Kansas, southern Illinois, and Maryland. This species is a perennial herb that grows up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall. Typically, one plant produces one flower head per flower stalk. Each flower head contains 25 to 34 yellow or yellow-orange ray flowers, and has no disc flowers.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Krigia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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