Biology:Krigia occidentalis
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Krigia occidentalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Krigia |
| Species: | K. occidentalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Krigia occidentalis Nutt.
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| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Krigia occidentalis, known as western dwarfdandelion, is a North American species of plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to the southern Great Plains and the Ozark Mountains of the south-central United States (Kansas , Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas , Louisiana).[3]
Krigia occidentalis is a small annual herb,[4] rarely more than 16 cm (6.4 inches) tall, with a taproot. The plant produces only one flower head per flower stalk, each head with 5–25 yellow ray flowers but no disc flowers.[5]
References
- ↑ The Plant List, Krigia montana (Michx.) Nutt.
- ↑ Tropicos, Krigia montana (Michx.) Nutt.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
- ↑ "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". https://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=KROC.
- ↑ Flora of North America, Krigia occidentalis Nuttall, 1834. Western dwarfdandelion
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15596868 entry
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