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Potato Dandelion

Krigia dandelion

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Arkansas.January 17, February 20, March 20, April 102, May 46, June 19, July 15, August 15, September 16, October 17, November 15, December 18.
United States2,290
Arkansas336
Texas276
Missouri274
Mississippi187
North Carolina175
Virginia138
Kentucky136
Illinois126
Louisiana120

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Forb or herb growth formListed by a harvested source as having a forb or herbaceous growth form.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Perennial plantListed by a harvested source as having a perennial life duration.USDA PLANTS Characteristics
  • Pollinator-associated plantDescends from a plant lineage commonly associated with pollinators.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderSunflowers, Bellflowers, Fanflowers, and Allies · Asterales
FamilySunflowers, Daisies, Asters, and Allies · Asteraceae
GenusDwarf dandelions · Krigia

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