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Krigia virginica (L.) Willd.

Common Name: DWARF DANDELION
Coefficient of Conservatism: 4
Coefficient of Wetness: 5
Wetness Index: UPL
Physiognomy: Nt A-Forb

Dry, open, sandy, ± barren ground; oak and pine savanna, especially in areas where the sand has been lightly disturbed.

Leaves and scape range from nearly glabrous to, usually, with ± dense gland-tipped hairs. Plants start blooming in late spring–early summer (May–June) and continue (if not dried up) to produce new scapes till late in the summer, even September. Because of the long blooming season, it is usually possible to find flowering and fruiting scapes at the same time, the latter revealing the very characteristic pappus of few scales and few bristles.

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Counties
Alcona
Allegan
Antrim
Arenac
Barry
Bay
Benzie
Berrien
Calhoun
Cass
Charlevoix
Cheboygan
Clare
Clinton
Crawford
Emmet
Genesee
Grand Traverse
Hillsdale
Iosco
Isabella
Jackson
Kalamazoo
Kalkaska
Kent
Lake
Leelanau
Lenawee
Livingston
Manistee
Mason
Mecosta
Midland
Missaukee
Monroe
Montcalm
Montmorency
Muskegon
Newaygo
Oakland
Oceana
Ogemaw
Osceola
Oscoda
Otsego
Ottawa
Presque Isle
Roscommon
St. Joseph
Van Buren
Washtenaw
Wexford

Citation:
MICHIGAN FLORA ONLINE. A. A. Reznicek, E. G. Voss, & B. S. Walters. February 2011. University of Michigan. Web. March, 17, 2025
https://lsa-miflora-p.lsait.lsa.umich.edu/#/record/383