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Dwarf Dandilion

Krigia biflora

Description:

Yellow-orange, dandelion-like flower heads atop a smooth forking stem; sap milky. This native perennial is related to hawkweeds (Hieracium). The smaller Dwarf Dandelion (K. virginica), found in sandy sites, has a solitary flower head rising from a set of toothed or lobed basal leaves and is less than 1 foot (30 cm) tall. Potato Dandelion (K. dandelion), which has a large, solitary flower head on a leafless stem and a tuber 1/2-1 inch (1.5-2.5 cm) long just below the surface, is found from southern New Jersey south to Florida, west to Texas, and north to Missouri.

Habitat:

Native Distribution: Manitoba and Ontario; New York and Massachusetts south to Georgia, west to Oklahoma and Missouri, and north to Minnesota. Native Habitat: Open woods and meadows

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TinaProper
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TinaProper

Centerville, Pennsylvania, USA

Spotted on Sep 7, 2011
Submitted on Sep 7, 2011

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