Krigia cespitosa

ClassificationDicots
FamilyAsteraceae
Family (Traditional)Asteraceae
GenusKrigia
Species:Krigia cespitosa (Raf.) K. L. Chambers
Common NameDwarf Dandelion; Opposite Leaved Dwarf Dandelion
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: Yes; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Reproductive Phenology: June; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Petiole Type: sessile; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaflet Margins: dentate; Leaflet Margins: entire; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Number: 0; Anther Type: Basifixed; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Carpel Number/Pistil: 1; Fruit Complexity: Simple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Cypsela; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Inflorescence Position: terminal; Inflorescence Types: head; Inflorescence Types: solitary; Ovary Position: Inferior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Ovules per Carpel: 1; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: Yes; Pistil Complexity: Simple; Pistil Number: 1; Placentation Type: Basal; Sepal Fusion: N/A; Sepal Number: N/A; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A; Stamen Number: 5; Tepal Number: N/A
C value 4
StatusNative; TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5 (Global Rank)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Krigia caespitosa Krigia caespitosa

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Ballard (KY), Calloway (KY), Christian (KY), Fulton (KY), Graves (KY), Hickman (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Logan (KY), Lyon (KY), McCracken (KY), Marshall (KY), Muhlenberg (KY), Todd (KY), Trigg (KY), Warren (KY), Benton (TN), Blount (TN), Campbell (TN), Cheatham (TN), Coffee (TN), Cumberland (TN), Dickson (TN), Dyer (TN), Fayette (TN), Franklin (TN), Gibson (TN), Giles (TN), Hamilton (TN), Haywood (TN), Henderson (TN), Henry (TN), Hickman (TN), Houston (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Knox (TN), Lauderdale (TN), Lawrence (TN), Loudon (TN), McNairy (TN), Madison (TN), Marion (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Overton (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Tipton (TN), Van Buren (TN), Warren (TN), Weakley (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, BEREA, EKY, HTTU, MEM, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1963 - 2006

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
BEREA007774 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238265 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238259 McNairy Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238240 Humphreys Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238260 Obion Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238262 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238228 Gibson Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238232 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238255 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238220 Cheatham Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238225 Fayette Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0107172 Warren Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0063969 Jefferson Kentucky
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026145 Fayette Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026164 Todd Kentucky 01 Jun 1969 Lloyd Settle
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
31234100266558 Marshall Kentucky 07 May 1973 Elizabeth M. Browne
73B1.2
EKY
Krigia caespitosa
BEREA007777 Trigg Kentucky
BEREA
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238252 Loudon Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238231 Haywood Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238266 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238239 Houston Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238263 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238257 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238267 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238264 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0119754 McCracken Kentucky
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0103670 Warren Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026162 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026139 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026159 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
31234100266566 Warren Kentucky 05 Jun 1968 Kenneth A. Nicely
1654
EKY
Krigia caespitosa
TENN-V-0238241 Jackson Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238268 Shelby Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238214 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238217 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238230 Hamilton Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0054132 Marshall Kentucky
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026165 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0081181 Christian Kentucky 03 Jun 1979
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0091469 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026135 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0041663 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026146 Giles Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026155 Christian Kentucky 09 May 1993 Sallie Noel
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026163 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
31234100266541 Fulton Kentucky 02 May 1963 Elizabeth M. Browne
7024
EKY
Krigia caespitosa
31234100266533 Ballard Kentucky 29 May 1969 Elizabeth M. Browne
69E3.2
EKY
Krigia caespitosa
BEREA007775 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238335 Knox Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238261 Rutherford Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238251 Loudon Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026141 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026150 Dickson Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026157 Henry Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0115156 Logan Kentucky
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
UOS01038 Van Buren Tennessee 17 May 2001 Chris A. Fleming
UOS
Krigia caespitosa
MEM001261 Shelby Tennessee 12 May 1966 Jimmy Covington
50
MEM
Krigia cespitosa
MEM005052 Graves Kentucky 09 May 1968 Raymond Athey
146
MEM
Krigia cespitosa
MEM018297 Lauderdale Tennessee 31 Mar 1972 Patrick Keiran
251
MEM
Krigia cespitosa
HTTU029982 Overton Tennessee
HTTU
Krigia cespitosa
UCHT029827 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Krigia caespitosa
MEM006509 Gibson Tennessee 11 May 1971 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
71E1.6
MEM
Krigia cespitosa
MEM006350 McCracken Kentucky 06 May 1972 Raymond Athey
1660
MEM
Krigia cespitosa
MEM014682 Tipton Tennessee 31 May 1969 Sarah J. Warrington
436
MEM
Krigia cespitosa
BEREA007776 Jackson Kentucky
BEREA
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238258 McNairy Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238227 Franklin Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238238 Hickman Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238269 Van Buren Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026151 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026158 Henry Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026148 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0042555 Hamilton Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026149 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0053817 Marshall Kentucky
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026137 Lyon Kentucky
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
UCHT029809 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Krigia caespitosa
MEM020537 McNairy Tennessee 18 Apr 1981 Vernon Bates
2188
MEM
Krigia cespitosa
31234100266582 Shelby Tennessee 24 Apr 1968 Elizabeth M. Browne
T-358.5
EKY
Krigia caespitosa
TENN-V-0238223 Dyer Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238253 Madison Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238224 Dyer Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238246 Lauderdale Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238215 Blount Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0113147 Muhlenberg Kentucky
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0079756 Hickman Kentucky
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026154 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0083013 Coffee Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026136 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0091834 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026134 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
HTTU033336 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Krigia cespitosa
BEREA007773 Calloway Kentucky
BEREA
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238254 Marion Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238229 Giles Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238180 Maury Tennessee
TENN
Krigia caespitosa
TENN-V-0238270 Weakley Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238213 Benton Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238248 Lawrence Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0090135 Marshall Kentucky
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026160 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026144 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0067580 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
HTTU031242 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Krigia cespitosa
HTTU031614 Cumberland Tennessee
HTTU
Krigia cespitosa
UCHT041359 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Krigia caespitosa
TENN-V-0238256 Marshall Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238244 Lauderdale Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238216 Campbell Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238237 Henderson Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238236 Henderson Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
TENN-V-0238250 Loudon Tennessee
TENN
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0054030 Lawrence Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026133 Stewart Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026152 Humphreys Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0119759 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026156 Montgomery Tennessee
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
APSC0026138 Trigg Kentucky
APSC
Krigia cespitosa
MEM009728 Obion Tennessee 06 May 1972 Elizabeth M. Browne, Edward T. Browne Jr.
72C2.6
MEM
Krigia cespitosa
MTSU021928 Rutherford Tennessee 31 Mar 2006 Mandi Lin Purnell
33
MTSU
Krigia caespitosa
UOS01039 Franklin Tennessee 04 May 2005 Yolande M. Gottfried
UOS
Krigia caespitosa
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