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Virginia dwarfdandelion

Krigia virginica

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Virginia.January 42, February 45, March 50, April 127, May 105, June 52, July 42, August 41, September 49, October 46, November 38, December 39.
United States6,756
Virginia631
Georgia544
New York541
Maryland536
North Carolina411
New Jersey411
Massachusetts407
Canada385
Ontario385

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
  • Annual plantListed by a harvested source as having an annual 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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