1) Genus of chicory herbs 2) Herb 3) Herbaceous plant 
The species vary in morphology. They are annual or perennial herbs growing from a fibrous root system or a taproot. One species has rhizomes with tubers. The plants produce a single stem or up to 50 or more, usually growing erect, reaching a few centimeters to 75 centimeters tall. Most of the leaves are basal, but some stems have leaves higher up....
[n] - any small branched yellow-flowered North American herb of the genus Krigia