Krigia wrightii
| Krigia wrightii | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Krigia |
| Species: | K. wrightii |
| Binomial name | |
| Krigia wrightii (A.Gray) K.L.Chambers ex K.J.Kim | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Krigia wrightii, known as Wright's dwarfdandelion, is a North American species of plants in the sunflower family. It is native to the southern Great Plains of the south-central United States (Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana).[2]
Krigia wrightii is a small annual rarely more than 25 cm (10 inches) tall, with a taproot. The plant produces only one flower hear per flower stalk, each head with 5–25 yellow ray flowers but no disc flowers.[3]
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