PLANTS Profile for Krigia occidentalis (western dwarfdandelion)

Name Search
name search type enter a search name
	State Search
	Advanced Search
	Search Help


	Alternative Crops
	Characteristics
	Classification
	Culturally Significant
	Distribution Update
	Fact Sheets & Plant Guides
	Invasive and Noxious Weeds
	Links
	Plant Materials Publications
	Threatened & Endangered
	Wetland Indicator Status



	40,000+ Plant Images
	Submit Your Digital Images



	Complete PLANTS Checklist
	State PLANTS Checklist
	Advanced Search Download
	Symbols for Unknown Plants
	NRCS State GSAT Lists
	NRCS State Plants Lists
	PLANTS Posters



	Crop Nutrient Tool
	Ecological Site Information System
	Plant Materials Web Site
	Other NRCS Tech Resources
	VegSpec

Printer-Friendly

PLANTS Profile

Krigia occidentalis Nutt.
western dwarfdandelion

Symbol:

KROC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution TIFF file.

Line Drawing of Krigia occidentalis Nutt.

Cymbia occidentalis

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 3: 308. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

More Information:

Images:
Krigia occidentalis Nutt.

See all the Krigia thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery

Synonyms:
Krigia occidentalis Nutt.

CYOC3

Cymbia occidentalis (Nutt.) Standl.

Distribution:
Krigia occidentalis Nutt.


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AR, KS, KY, LA, MO, OK, TX)

Related Taxa:
Krigia occidentalis Nutt.

View 477 genera in Asteraceae, 7 species in Krigia

Classification:
Krigia occidentalis Nutt.

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Krigia Schreb. – dwarfdandelion
Species	Krigia occidentalis Nutt. – western dwarfdandelion

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Krigia occidentalis Nutt.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Kentucky:
western dwarf dandelion		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Krigia occidentalis Nutt.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 37815.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 10/24/2008 03:07 PM MDT