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Taraxacum officinale

Common name(s): Dandelion, Common dandelion


Taraxacum officinale
Taraxacum officinale


Wildflower Information for Taraxacum officinale
Common name(s) Dandelion, Common dandelion
Family Asteraceae (Aster family)
Flowers color: yellow   petals: many
Leaves basal
Lifecycle perennial
Peak bloom period April to May
Origin introduced from Eurasia

Taraxacum officinale
Taraxacum officinale

Taraxacum officinale
Taraxacum officinale

Taraxacum officinale - leaves
Taraxacum officinale - leaves

Taraxacum officinale - leaves
Taraxacum officinale - leaves

Taraxacum officinale - seedhead
Taraxacum officinale - seedhead