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Mountain Krigia Krigia montana

Previously known as:

  • Cynthia montana
Phonetic Spelling
KRIG-ee-uh mon-TAY-nah
Description

Dwarf Dandelion is a native perennial herb in the aster family found in the southern Appalachian mountains of North and South Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia. It is found growing in rocky crevices, rocky woodlands, balds, cliffs, rock barrens and rocky roadsides, at medium to high elevations. Abundant yellow flowers bloom on long, 2 foot stalks, from spring to fall. Usually, there is only one blossom per stalk.

Dwarf Dandelion does well with full sun and moist conditions in poor and rocky soil and is often found in gravelly soils, wet mossy crevices on granite cliffs, rock slides, and rocky road banks.

Dwarf Dandelion is listed as vulnerable to extinction.

Diseases, Insect Pests, and Other Plant Problems:

No known diseases or insect pests.

 

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#showy flowers#yellow flowers#nectar plant#specialized bees#NC native#herbaceous perennial#mountains#long bloom time#pollinator plant#NC Native Pollinator Plant#bee friendly#wildlife friendly
 
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#showy flowers#yellow flowers#nectar plant#specialized bees#NC native#herbaceous perennial#mountains#long bloom time#pollinator plant#NC Native Pollinator Plant#bee friendly#wildlife friendly
  • Attributes:
    Genus:
    Krigia
    Species:
    montana
    Family:
    Asteraceae
    Uses (Ethnobotany):
    Used in herbal medicine
    Life Cycle:
    Perennial
    Country Or Region Of Origin:
    South Eastern United States
    Distribution:
    North Carolina south to Georgia, west to Alabama and Tennessee.
    Wildlife Value:
    Members of the genus Krigia support the following specialized bee: Andrena (Callandrena s.l.) krigiana
    Dimensions:
    Height: 0 ft. 6 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
    Width: 0 ft. 6 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
  • Whole Plant Traits:
    Plant Type:
    Herbaceous Perennial
    Native Plant
    Wildflower
    Habit/Form:
    Clumping
    Erect
    Growth Rate:
    Medium
    Maintenance:
    Low
  • Cultural Conditions:
    Light:
    Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
    Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
    Soil Texture:
    Loam (Silt)
    Sand
    Shallow Rocky
    Soil Drainage:
    Good Drainage
    Moist
    Occasionally Dry
    NC Region:
    Mountains
  • Fruit:
    Display/Harvest Time:
    Fall
    Summer
    Fruit Type:
    Achene
    Fruit Description:
    Oval reddish brown fruits with ridges. While the fruit type is often referred to as achene, it is actually cypsela.
  • Flowers:
    Flower Color:
    Gold/Yellow
    Orange
    Flower Inflorescence:
    Head
    Flower Value To Gardener:
    Long Bloom Season
    Showy
    Flower Bloom Time:
    Fall
    Spring
    Summer
    Flower Shape:
    Radial
    Flower Petals:
    more than 20 petals/rays
    Flower Size:
    1-3 inches
    Flower Description:
    The flowers are solitary, bright yellow-orange petals with fringed tips borne on a long, 20 inch, stem. There can be several heads produced per plant. Leafy green bracts are at the base of the flower head. They consist of rays without center disc flowers. There can be 20 to 60 rays per flower. Blooms from May through September.
  • Leaves:
    Leaf Color:
    Gold/Yellow
    Leaf Type:
    Simple
    Leaf Arrangement:
    Alternate
    Leaf Shape:
    Oblanceolate
    Leaf Margin:
    Dentate
    Lobed
    Hairs Present:
    No
    Leaf Length:
    > 6 inches
    Leaf Width:
    1-3 inches
    Leaf Description:
    Most leaves are basal and narrow with a variable shape such as linear, lance-shaped or lobed and toothed like a dandelion. Leaves are 4 to 15 inches long.
  • Stem:
    Stem Color:
    Green
    Stem Is Aromatic:
    No
    Stem Surface:
    Smooth (glabrous)
    Stem Description:
    One to five stems, branched and usually decumbant, green, slender, milky, and mostly smooth.
  • Landscape:
    Landscape Location:
    Naturalized Area
    Rock Wall
    Slope/Bank
    Woodland
    Landscape Theme:
    Native Garden
    Rock Garden
    Design Feature:
    Mass Planting
    Attracts:
    Pollinators
    Specialized Bees