Asteraceae

False dandeloin

Krigia biflora (Walter) S.F.Blake

Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Krigia

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Common names

By language (3)

Chinese: 双花双冠苣原变种, 雙花雙冠苣原變種
English: False dandeloin, Two-flower dwarf-dandelion, Twoflower dwarfdandelion, Two-flower cynthia, Two-flower dwarf dandelion
Japanese: クリージャ・ビフローラ, トゥーフラワー・ドワーフダンデライオン, トゥー＝フラワー・ドワーフダンデライオン, トゥー＝フラワー・ドワーフ・ダンデライオン, トゥー＝フラワー・ドワーフ＝ダンデライオン, アイオセリス・ビフローラ

Synonyms

Adopogon amplexicaule (Nutt.) Kuntze
Adopogon virginicum var. virginicum
Cynthia amplexicaulis L.C.Beck
Cynthia falcata Standl.
Cynthia griffithii Nutt.
Cynthia virginica (L.) D.Don ex DC.
Cynthia virginica (L.) D.Don
Cynthia virginica (L.) Standl.
Cynthia viridis Standl.
Hyoseris amplexicaulis Michx.
Hyoseris biflora Walter
Hyoseris minor J.F.Gmel.
Hyoseris prenanthoides Willd.
Krigia amplexicaulis Nutt.
Krigia biflora f. biflora
Krigia biflora f. glandulifera Fernald
Krigia biflora subsp. biflora
Krigia biflora subsp. glandulifera (Fernald) Iltis
Krigia biflora var. biflora
Krigia biflora var. viridis K.J.Kim
Krigia virginica A.Nelson
Luthera virginica Sch.Bip.
Tragopogon virginicus L.
Troximon virginicum (L.) Gaertn.
Troximon virginicum (L.) Pers.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: dhobern, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Donald Hobern from Copenhagen, Denmark, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.