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Aceraceae > Krigia (dwarf dandelion)

Virginia Dwarfdandelion, Dwarf Dandelion (Krigia virginica) Virginia Dwarfdandelion, Dwarf Dandelion (Krigia virginica)
Sampson Co., NC
25 March 2007

Statewide and common in NC along roadsides and other disturbed areas.

Virginia Dwarfdandelion, Dwarf Dandelion (Krigia virginica) Virginia Dwarfdandelion, Dwarf Dandelion (Krigia virginica)
Sampson Co., NC
25 March 2007

Virginia Dwarfdandelion, Dwarf Dandelion (Krigia virginica) Virginia Dwarfdandelion, Dwarf Dandelion (Krigia virginica)
Sampson Co., NC
25 March 2007


Potato Dwarfdandelion, Colonial Dwarf-Dandelion (Krigia dandelion)
Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC
19 Apr 2020

In NC, Potato Dwarfdandelion grows in various disturbed areas, often in/around woodlands.

Potato Dwarfdandelion, Colonial Dwarf-Dandelion (Krigia dandelion)
Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC
19 Apr 2020
Potato Dwarfdandelion, Colonial Dwarf-Dandelion (Krigia dandelion)
Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC
19 Apr 2020
Potato Dwarfdandelion, Colonial Dwarf-Dandelion (Krigia dandelion)
Duke Forest, Durham Co., NC
19 Apr 2020

Plants spread via stolons therefore usually appear in colonies.



Annotated habitat and distribution information listed above is from Radford, Ahles, & Bell. 1968. Manual of the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas. UNC Press; Alan Weakley's Flora of the Carolinas, Virginia, and Georgia; and from personal observations and discussions with Will Cook, Harry LeGrand, and Bob Wilbur. Supplemental resources include USDA plants website, and NatureServe.


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