NameThatPlant.net: Taraxacum officinale

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Campanulids: Asterales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Taraxacum officinale FAMILY Asteraceae_ Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

You may find it helpful to read Dandelions, True or False? by Jan Haldeman.

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Read more about Taraxacum at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale FAMILY Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-17-002:

Taraxacum officinale FAMILY Asteraceae_

COMMON NAME:
Common Dandelion

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Taraxacum officinale FAMILY Asteraceae_

INCLUDING PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Taraxacum officinale ssp. officinale FAMILY Asteraceae_

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 179-17-002:
Taraxacum officinale FAMILY Asteraceae_

1486

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Lawns, roadsides, urban areas, pastures, disturbed areas, trailsides, less commonly in a variety of less disturbed habitats, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: Eurasia

Common

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Has milky sap (latex)

LEAVES:
Simple
Basal rosette

FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Rays: Yellow
Disc: Absent
Inferior ovary
Ray flowers bisexual

FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Olive-brown
Achene

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