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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Krigia biflora ssp. biflora   FAMILY Asteraceae_   Go to FSUS key



(?) PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Krigia biflora var. biflora   FAMILY Asteraceae_

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Krigia biflora

SYNONYMOUS WITH Field Manual of Michigan Flora (Voss & Reznicek, 2012)

Krigia biflora ssp. biflora

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21 (2006)

Krigia biflora

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-15-001:

Krigia biflora   FAMILY Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Cynthia virginica

 

COMMON NAME:
Orange Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Cynthia, Twin-flowered Cynthia


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image of Krigia biflora ssp. biflora, Orange Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Cynthia, Twin-flowered Cynthia

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_cyvi13_001_lvd

        

image of Krigia biflora ssp. biflora, Orange Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Cynthia, Twin-flowered Cynthia

JK Marlow    jkm110417_008

April    Cleburne County    AL

Mount Cheaha

image of Krigia biflora ssp. biflora, Orange Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Cynthia, Twin-flowered Cynthia

JK Marlow    jkm110417_969

April    Cleburne County    AL

Mount Cheaha

Ray flowers orangish-yellow and numerous. Disk flowers absent, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).


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image of Krigia biflora ssp. biflora, Orange Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Cynthia, Twin-flowered Cynthia

JK Marlow    jkm110417_972

April    Cleburne County    AL

Mount Cheaha

Basal leaves elliptic-oblanceolate, 3/4" or more wide, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Krigia biflora ssp. biflora, Orange Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Cynthia, Twin-flowered Cynthia

JK Marlow    jkm110417_975

April    Cleburne County    AL

Mount Cheaha

Basal leaves either entire or with teeth or lobes near the tapered base, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Krigia biflora ssp. biflora, Orange Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Cynthia, Twin-flowered Cynthia

JK Marlow    jkm110417_977

April    Cleburne County    AL

Mount Cheaha

Flowers are borne on long stalks, usually several from an axil, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Krigia biflora ssp. biflora, Orange Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Cynthia, Twin-flowered Cynthia

JK Marlow    jkm180505_1773

May    Pike County    GA

Camp Thunder VPA

image of Krigia biflora ssp. biflora, Orange Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Cynthia, Twin-flowered Cynthia

JK Marlow    jkm180505_1776

May    Pike County    GA

Camp Thunder VPA

image of Krigia biflora ssp. biflora, Orange Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Cynthia, Twin-flowered Cynthia

JK Marlow    jkm180505_1778

May    Pike County    GA

Camp Thunder VPA

image of Krigia biflora ssp. biflora, Orange Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Dwarf-dandelion, Two-flower Cynthia, Twin-flowered Cynthia

JK Marlow    jkm180505_1804

May    Pike County    GA

Camp Thunder VPA

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Krigia biflora ssp. biflora   FAMILY Asteraceae_

(?) PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Krigia biflora var. biflora   FAMILY Asteraceae_

INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Krigia biflora

SYNONYMOUS WITH Field Manual of Michigan Flora (Voss & Reznicek, 2012)
Krigia biflora ssp. biflora

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 19-20-21
Krigia biflora

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-15-001:
Krigia biflora   FAMILY Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Cynthia virginica

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3373

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Rich, moist forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Rare

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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette & alternate

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Rays: Orange-yellow
Disc: Absent
Inferior ovary
Ray flowers bisexual

Flower heads 3-5 on long stalks from leaf axils

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Dark brown
Achene

 

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