Krigia cespitosa (Raf.) K.L.Chambers ex Vuilleumier is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Krigia cespitosa (Raf.) K.L.Chambers ex Vuilleumier

Krigia cespitosa (Raf.) K.L.Chambers ex Vuilleumier

Krigia cespitosa is a North American annual herb in the Asteraceae family, native to parts of Mexico and the United States.

Family
Genus
Krigia
Order
Asterales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Krigia cespitosa (Raf.) K.L.Chambers ex Vuilleumier

Krigia cespitosa, commonly called common dwarf-dandelion, opposite-leaved dwarf-dandelion, or weedy dwarfdandelion, is a North American plant species belonging to the Asteraceae family. It is native to northeastern Mexico (specifically Nuevo León) as well as the southeastern and south-central United States, ranging from Florida to Texas and extending north as far as southeastern Nebraska, southern Illinois, and central West Virginia. Krigia cespitosa is an annual herb that grows up to 42 cm (16.8 inches) tall. One plant typically produces one flower head per flower stalk; each head holds 12–35 yellow ray flowers and no disc flowers.

Photo: (c) Grayson Lee Sasser, all rights reserved, uploaded by Grayson Lee Sasser

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Asterales Asteraceae Krigia

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

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