PLANTS Profile for Krigia caespitosa (weedy dwarfdandelion)

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Krigia caespitosa (Raf.) K.L. Chambers
weedy dwarfdandelion

Symbol:

KRCA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Krigia caespitosa (Raf.) K.L. Chambers

Serinia oppositifolia

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 306. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Krigia caespitosa (Raf.) K.L. Chambers

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Synonyms:
Krigia caespitosa (Raf.) K.L. Chambers

	KRCE	Krigia cespitosa (Raf.) K.L. Chambers, orth. var.
	KRGR2	Krigia gracilis (DC.) Shinners
	KROP2	Krigia oppositifolia Raf.
	SEOP	Serinia oppositifolia (Raf.) Kuntze

Distribution:
Krigia caespitosa (Raf.) K.L. Chambers


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USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, NE, NY, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV)

Related Taxa:
Krigia caespitosa (Raf.) K.L. Chambers

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 7 species in Krigia

Classification:
Krigia caespitosa (Raf.) K.L. Chambers

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Krigia Schreb. – dwarfdandelion
Species	Krigia caespitosa (Raf.) K.L. Chambers – weedy dwarfdandelion

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Krigia caespitosa (Raf.) K.L. Chambers

The synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Indiana:
Krigia oppositifolia
dwarf dandelion		Threatened

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Krigia caespitosa (Raf.) K.L. Chambers

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACU,FAC

FAC

FACU+

FAC-

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Krigia caespitosa (Raf.) K.L. Chambers

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 565260.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 06:39 PM CDT