Scientific Name
Krigia montana

Common Name
Dwarf dandelion; Mountain krigia
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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