Asteraceae
Dwarf dandelion
Krigia virginica
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Krigia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Dwarf dandelion, Virginia dwarfdandelion, Virginia dwarf dandelion
Synonyms
- Adopogon carolinianum (Nutt.) Britton ex Small & Vail
- Adopogon carolinianus (Walter) Britton
- Adopogon virginicum Kuntze
- Adopogon virginicum var. acuminatum Farw.
- Hyoseris caroliniana Walter
- Hyoseris ramosissima W.P.C.Barton
- Hyoseris ramosissima Barton
- Hyoseris virginica L.
- Krigia caroliniana Nutt.
- Krigia caroliniana var. leptophylla (DC.) Torr. & A.Gray
- Krigia dichotoma Nutt.
- Krigia leptophylla DC.
- Krigia tenella Rchb.
- Krigia virginica var. pilosa N.Coleman
- Krigia virginica var. virginica
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Fritzflohrreynolds, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, 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.