Krigia virginica (L.) Willd.
Virginia dwarf dandelion
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Virginia dwarf dandelion
Asteraceae (Aster family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
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Species Information
General:
Annual herb from a short taproot; stems erect, several, simple, usually spreading, glandular-hairy, exuding milky juice when broken, 3-40 cm tall.
Leaves:
Basal leaves linear to oblanceolate or egg-shaped, entire to pinnately cut, glabrous to loosely long stiff-hairy, the hairs sometimes glandular, 1.5-12 cm long, 1-12 mm wide.
Flowers:
Heads with strap-shaped flowers, solitary; involucres 4-7 mm tall; involucral bracts lanceolate to linear-lanceolate, reflexed in age; ray flowers yellow.
Fruits:
Achenes top-shaped, 5-angled; pappus of 5 short, thin scales alternating with 5 rough bristles which are several times as long.
Illustration
If more than one illustration is available for a species (e.g., separate illustrations were provided for two subspecies) then links to the separate images will be provided below. Note that individual subspecies or varietal illustrations are not always available.
Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Krigia virginica
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
105 | 105 | 105 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
15 | 15 | 15 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
120 | 120 | 120 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
0 | 0 | 0 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
C | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
1 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CWH(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
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Habitat and Range
Mesic forest openings and waste places in the lowland zone; rare in SW BC, known from West Vancouver, Bliss Landing and Campbell River; introduced from the E U.S.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Hyoseris virginica L.