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Cynthia. Dwarf Dandelion

Krigia Virginica. Composite Family.

Stems.--Usually becoming branched and leafy. (In K. amplexicaulis, a very similar species, there are from one to three stem-leaves only.) Rootleaves.--Usually somewhat lyre-shaped, or toothed. Stem-leaves.--Earlier ones roundish, not toothed; later ones narrower, and often deeply toothed or cleft. Flower-heads.--Deep orange-yellow; dandelion-like; composed entirely of strap-shaped flowers.

In some parts of the country the blossoms of the cynthia are among the earliest to appear, while in other localities they are especially abundant and conspicuous in June.

The smooth, pale-green stems of K. amplexicaulis bear but few leaves. The cynthias are often confused with the hawkweeds.