Krigia dandelion (L.) Nutt.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Asteraceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Colonial perennial with slender, tuberiferous rhizomes, generally glabrous except under the heads; scape 1–5 dm, usually solitary; lvs all basal (sometimes a single pair present just above the base), linear to oblanceolate, entire or pinnately few-lobed, 3–20 cm × 2–25 mm; head solitary, 3–4.5 cm wide in fl; invol 9–14 mm, much surpassed by the golden-yellow fls; bracts 9–18, reflexed in age; pappus of 25–40 unequal capillary bristles and ca 10 inconspicuous scales 0.6–1 mm; polyploids based on x=5. Low prairies, fields, and other moist, chiefly open places, often in sandy soil; N.J. to Fla., w. to Kans. and Tex. Apr.–June. (Cynthia d.)
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Common Names
Colonial dwarf dandelion