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common 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 group, most-observed first
common dandelion
speciesTaraxacum officinale
Taraxacum stenoglossum
speciesTaraxacum stenoglossum
Ekman's dandelion
speciesTaraxacum ekmanii
pectinate-leaved dandelion
speciesTaraxacum pectinatiforme
beautiful-leaved dandelion
speciesTaraxacum pulchrifolium
oblong-leaved dandelion
speciesTaraxacum oblongatum
grassland dandelion
speciesTaraxacum dilatatum
green dandelion
speciesTaraxacum alatum
white-stalked dandelion
speciesTaraxacum leucopodum
few-lobed dandelion
speciesTaraxacum ancistrolobum
pretty-leaved dandelion
speciesTaraxacum hemicyclum
decumbent dandelion
speciesTaraxacum laticordatum
hairy-ribbed dandelion
speciesTaraxacum semiglobosum
diverse-leaved dandelion
speciesTaraxacum planum
dull-leaved dandelion
speciesTaraxacum undulatiflorum
leaden-bracted dandelion
speciesTaraxacum piceatum
imbricate-bracted dandelion
speciesTaraxacum exacutum
Selland's dandelion
speciesTaraxacum sellandii
purple-stalked dandelion
speciesTaraxacum subxanthostigma
Taraxacum copidophyllum
speciesTaraxacum copidophyllum
grey-bracted dandelion
speciesTaraxacum pallidipes
regular-lobed dandelion
speciesTaraxacum hepaticum
elongate-bracted dandelion
speciesTaraxacum longisquameum
broad-stalked dandelion
speciesTaraxacum expallidiforme
large-flowered dandelion
speciesTaraxacum macranthoides
bulbous-lobed dandelion
speciesTaraxacum diastematicum
incise-leaved dandelion
speciesTaraxacum incisum
yellowish-green dandelion
speciesTaraxacum maculatum
orange-flowered dandelion
speciesTaraxacum croceiflorum
three-lobed dandelion
speciesTaraxacum trilobatum
yellow-styled dandelion
speciesTaraxacum leptodon
Taraxacum linearisquameum
speciesTaraxacum linearisquameum
Large-lobed Dandelion
speciesTaraxacum latilobum
close-lobed dandelion
speciesTaraxacum densilobum
toothed dandelion
speciesTaraxacum amplum
jagged-leaved dandelion
speciesTaraxacum lacerifolium
winged dandelion
speciesTaraxacum ochrochlorum
dense-bracted dandelion
speciesTaraxacum fasciatum
crowded-lobed dandelion
speciesTaraxacum vastisectum
Taraxacum polyodon
speciesTaraxacum polyodon
twisted-bracted dandelion
speciesTaraxacum aequilobum
Taraxacum gentile
speciesTaraxacum gentile
Taraxacum subglaucescens
speciesTaraxacum subglaucescens
reflexed-lobed dandelion
speciesTaraxacum retroflexum
city dandelion
speciesTaraxacum interveniens
red-tipped dandelion
speciesTaraxacum intumescens
entire-lobed dandelion
speciesTaraxacum cordatum
acute-leaved dandelion
speciesTaraxacum acutifrons
prickly-leaved dandelion
speciesTaraxacum horridifrons
erect-bracted dandelion
speciesTaraxacum exsertiforme
dense-lobed dandelion
speciesTaraxacum corynodes
large-bracted dandelion
speciesTaraxacum lucidum
Taraxacum baeckiiforme
speciesTaraxacum baeckiiforme
pale-stalked dandelion
speciesTaraxacum laeticolor
reflexed-bracted dandelion
speciesTaraxacum valens
Taraxacum mediterraneum
speciesTaraxacum mediterraneum
equal-lobed dandelion
speciesTaraxacum aequisectum
obtuse-leaved dandelion
speciesTaraxacum obtusifrons
wavy-leaved dandelion
speciesTaraxacum undulatum
tar-blotched dandelion
speciesTaraxacum pannulatiforme
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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
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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 967514.