Krigia virginica

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Asterales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Cichorioideae
Tribus: Cichorieae
Subtribus: Microseridinae
Genus: Krigia
Species: Krigia virginica

Name edit

Krigia virginica (L.) Willd., 1803

Synonyms edit

  • Adopogon carolinianum (Walter) Britt. ex Small & Vail
  • Adopogon virginicum (L.) Kuntze
  • Hyoseris caroliniana Walter
  • Hyoseris ramosissima W. P. C. Barton
  • Hyoseris virginica L.
  • Krigia caroliniana (Walter) Nutt.
  • Krigia dichotoma Nutt.
  • Krigia leptophylla DC.
  • Krigia tenella Rchb.

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
      • USA (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names edit

English: Virginia dwarfdandelion


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