Texas Wildbuds
Krigia occidentalis
(Western Dwarf Dandelion)
Krigia occidentalis, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0050
Krigia occidentalis, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0055
Krigia occidentalis, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0052
Krigia occidentalis, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0057
Krigia occidentalis, Inks Lake State Park, Burnet Co. 0060
| Scientific Name | Krigia occidentalis | USDA PLANTS Symbol | KROC |
| Common Name | Western Dwarf Dandelion | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 37815 |
| Family | Asteraceae (Sunflower) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Sandy or clay soils in meadows, prairies and woodland edges. Plant: Small, erect annual, 1-1/2 to 6 inches tall; single or multiple, leafless stems, smooth or with sparse, glandular hairs. Leaves: Basal leaves; linear-lanceolate to oblong-lanceolate or elliptic to spatulate, 0.4 to 2.75 inches long and up to 0.4 inches wide; margins are entire or shallowly pinnatifid. Inflorescence: Small, single bright yellow composite flowers; heads about 1/3-inch or less across; 6 to 25 florets with straight, finely-toothed tips; involucre is bell-shaped with 4 to 7 green phyllaries in a single row or overlapping. Bloom Period: March to May. References: "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston, "Shinners & Mahler’s Flora of North Central Texas" by Diggs, Lipscomb and O’Kennon, Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses and Flora of North America. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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