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dandelions
Taraxacum
Taraxacum (/təˈræksəkʊm/) is a large genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, which consists of species commonly known as dandelions. The scientific and hobby study of the genus is known as taraxacology. The genus is native to Eurasia and North America, but the two most commonplace species worldwide, T. officinale (the common dandelion) and T. erythrospermum (the red-seeded dandelion), were introduced into North America from Europe and now propagate as wildflowers. Both species are edible in their...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
common dandelions
sectionTaraxacum
lesser dandelions
sectionErythrosperma
Mongolica
sectionMongolica
Borealia
sectionBorealia
Dioszegia
sectionDioszegia
marsh dandelions
sectionPalustria
hook-lobed dandelions
sectionHamata
Scariosa
sectionScariosa
Arctic Dandelions
sectionArctica
Taraxacum officinale × platycarpum
hybridTaraxacum officinale × platycarpum
Obovata
sectionObovata
Piesis
sectionPiesis
Stenoloba
sectionStenoloba
Leucantha
sectionLeucantha
western dandelions
sectionCeltica
Spectabilia
sectionSpectabilia
Alpina
sectionAlpina
Glabra
sectionGlabra
Borea
sectionBorea
Porphyrantha
sectionPorphyrantha
Wendelboa
sectionWendelboa
alpine dandelions
sectionCrocea
spotty dandelions
sectionNaevosa
Orientalia
sectionOrientalia
Australasica
sectionAustralasica
Sonchidium
sectionSonchidium
Obliqua
sectionObliqua
Macrocornuta
sectionMacrocornuta
Dissecta
sectionDissecta
Qaisera
sectionQaisera
Taraxacum cordilleranum
speciesTaraxacum cordilleranum
Confusa
sectionConfusa
Cucullata
sectionCucullata
Macrodonta
sectionMacrodonta
Calanthodia
sectionCalanthodia
Atrata
sectionAtrata
Borysthenica
sectionBorysthenica
Rhodocarpa
sectionRhodocarpa
Taraxacum erythroboreale
speciesTaraxacum erythroboreale
Taraxacum atrox
speciesTaraxacum atrox
Ceratoidea
sectionCeratoidea
Taraxacum halophilum
speciesTaraxacum halophilum
Fontana
sectionFontana
Taraxacum crassum
speciesTaraxacum crassum
Mexicana
sectionMexicana
Taraxacum chlorofrugale
speciesTaraxacum chlorofrugale
Tibetana
sectionTibetana
Taraxacum turcomanicum
speciesTaraxacum turcomanicum
Taraxacum pyropappum
speciesTaraxacum pyropappum
Taraxacum clemens
speciesTaraxacum clemens
Antarctica
sectionAntarctica
rounded-lobed dandelion
speciesTaraxacum caphocentrum
Taraxacum albiflos
speciesTaraxacum albiflos
Taraxacum lacerum
speciesTaraxacum lacerum
Taraxacum parvulum
speciesTaraxacum parvulum
Taraxacum paucilobum
speciesTaraxacum paucilobum
Alpestria
sectionAlpestria
Emodensia
sectionEmodensia
Glacialia
sectionGlacialia
Taraxacum aesculosum
speciesTaraxacum aesculosum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
The Anatomy of Plants (Vol. 2)
Nehemiah Grew · 1682 · p.412
Maria Sibylla Merian — Der rupsen begin, voedzel en wonderbaare verandering (1712)
Maria Sibylla Merian · 1717 · p.59
Complete Treatise on Agricultural Administration
Xu Guangqi · 1909 · p.842
New Genera of Plants
Pier Antonio Micheli · 1729 · p.323
In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Taraxacum in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 47603.