Asteraceae
Potato dandelion
Krigia dandelion
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Krigia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Potato dandelion, Potato dwarfdandelion
Synonyms
- Adopogon dandelion Kuntze
- Cynthia boscii DC.
- Cynthia dandelion DC.
- Cynthia dandelion var. dandelion
- Cynthia lyrata Nutt.
- Hyoseris angustifolia Michx.
- Hyoseris major Walter
- Leontodon dandelion L.
- Troximon dandelion (L.) Gaertn.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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More in Krigia
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- Dwarf dandelionKrigia cespitosaAsteraceae
- Western dwarfdandelionKrigia occidentalisAsteraceae
- Dwarf dandelionKrigia virginicaAsteraceae
- Mountain dwarfdandelionKrigia montanaAsteraceae
- Wright's dwarfdandelionKrigia wrightiiAsteraceae
- Krigia carolinianaAsteraceae
- Krigia × shinnersianaAsteraceae
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.