''Krigia wrightii'', known as Wright's dwarfdandelion, is a North American species of plants in the family

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. It is native to the southern

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of the south-central United States (

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). ''Krigia wrightii'' is a small annual rarely more than 25 cm (10 inches) tall, with a taproot. The plant produces only one flower hear per flower stalk, each head with 5–25 yellow ray flowers but no disc flowers.Flora of North America, ''Krigia wrightii'' (A. Gray) K. L. Chambers ex K. J. Kim, Brittonia. 44: 195. 1992. Wright's dwarf dandelion
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Cichorieae Flora of the Great Plains (North America) Endemic flora of the United States Flora of Louisiana Plants described in 1844 Taxa named by Asa Gray Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Cichorieae-stub