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weedy dwarfdandelion
Krigia cespitosa
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Virginia dwarfdandelionKrigia virginica
Two-flower Dwarf-dandelionKrigia biflora
CretanweedHedypnois rhagadioloides
Dwarf DandelionKrigia occidentalis
Oriental false hawksbeardYoungia japonica
Potato DandelionKrigia dandelion
Wright's dwarfdandelionKrigia wrightii
Smooth Cat's EarHypochaeris glabra
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 2,677 |
|---|---|
| Texas | 728 |
| Arkansas | 352 |
| Louisiana | 330 |
| Mississippi | 220 |
| Georgia | 193 |
| Missouri | 180 |
| North Carolina | 127 |
| Alabama | 120 |
| Kansas | 109 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Sunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales |
| Family | Sunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae |
| Genus | Dwarf dandelions · Krigia |
Study it in a deck
Or build your own from the species near you.
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise weedy dwarfdandelion with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.