Asteraceae
Western dwarfdandelion
Krigia occidentalis
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Krigia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Western dwarfdandelion
Synonyms
- Adopogon occidentale (Nutt.) Kuntze
- Adopogon occidentale var. mutica (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Heller
- Adopogon occidentale var. occidentale
- Adopogon occidentalis var. occidentalis
- Cymbia occidentalis Standl.
- Krigia bellidioides Scheele
- Krigia nervosa Hook.
- Krigia occidentalis f. mutica (Torr. & A.Gray) Shinners
- Krigia occidentalis f. occidentalis
- Krigia occidentalis var. mutica Torr. & A.Gray
- Krigia occidentalis var. occidentalis
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY 4.0, 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.