Scientific Name
Krigia montana
Common Name
Dwarf dandelion; Mountain krigia
Wildflowers
Plant Fact Sheets
Consumer Hort
Life Cycle:
Perennial
Height:
4 to 16 inches
Flower/fruit:
Solitary bright yellow-orange petals with fringed tips borne on a long stem; leafy bracts at base of flower head are leafy and green
Flowering Season:
Summer into fall
Foliage:
Most leaves are basal; variable shape – linear, lance-shaped or lobed and toothed like a dandelion; slender, milky, mostly smooth stems
Site:
Crevices of moist cliffs, grassy balds
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