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Krigia bulbosa

Krigia bulbosa

9.9
A small yellow flower like a dandelion that grows in the central and southeastern United States
  • noun
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  • Gardeners sometimes mistake Krigia bulbosa for dandelions because of its bright yellow flowers.

Examples

  • The fields were dotted with blooming Krigia bulbosa during the early summer months.

  • I spotted a Krigia bulbosa while hiking in North Carolina.

  • Botanists surveyed the area and recorded several rare plants, including Krigia bulbosa.

  • The Krigia bulbosa blooms beautifully in the spring.

  • Gardeners sometimes mistake Krigia bulbosa for dandelions because of its bright yellow flowers.

  • The fields were dotted with blooming Krigia bulbosa during the early summer months.

  • I spotted a Krigia bulbosa while hiking in North Carolina.

Synonyms

Krigia dandelion
vsKrigia bulbosa
  • Specialized
9.9

A small plant with yellow flowers that looks like a dandelion

is the same species named in plain or nontechnical terms
dwarf dandelion
vsKrigia bulbosa
  • Specialized
9.8

A small wild plant with yellow flowers that makes fluffy seed heads in spring

is the scientific species name rather than a general common name

Surface Forms

Krigia bulbosa singular
Krigia bulbosas plural

Morphology

Krigia + bulbosa

This is a Linnaean binomial combining a genus name (Krigia) with a Latin adjectival epithet (bulbosa, likely ‘bulbous’ or ‘having bulbs’), so the overall meaning is compositionally ‘a Krigia that is bulbous’. However, understanding the epithet requires some knowledge of Latin/technical botanical morphology or the cognate ‘bulbous’, which an average B1 learner is unlikely to have, making the relation only partially transparent.

Etymology

The plant name Krigia bulbosa comes from the way plant scientists name species: the first part, Krigia, is the group name and the second part, bulbosa, means 'bulb-like' because the plant has a small rounded base. So, the name helps you remember this small yellow flower that looks like a dandelion.