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Taraxacum officinale ssp. ceratophorum
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg. ssp. ceratophorum (Ledeb.) Schinz ex Thell.
Common Dandelion
Asteraceae (Aster Family)
Synonym(s): Taraxacum ambigens, Taraxacum ambigens var. flutius, Taraxacum amphiphron, Taraxacum arctogenum, Taraxacum brachyceras, Taraxacum carthamopsis, Taraxacum ceratophorum, Taraxacum dumetorum, Taraxacum eurylepium, Taraxacum hyperboreum, Taraxacum integratum, Taraxacum lacerum, Taraxacum lapponicum, Taraxacum latispinulosum, Taraxacum laurentianum, Taraxacum longii, Taraxacum malteanum, Taraxacum maurolepium, Taraxacum mitratum, Taraxacum multesimum, Taraxacum naevosum, Taraxacum ovinum, Taraxacum paucisquamosum, Taraxacum pellianum, Taraxacum pseudonorvegicum, Taraxacum purpuridens, Taraxacum torngatense, Taraxacum trigonolobum, Taraxacum umbrinum
USDA Symbol: TAOFC
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), GL (N)
This taxon is a native subspecies of the Old World species, Taraxacum officinale. Some authorities raise it to species as Taraxacum ceratophorum.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Leaf Shape: Runcinate
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.
Fruit: Fruit is a cypsela (pl. cypselae). Though technically incorrect, the fruit is often referred to as an achene.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug
Distribution
USA: AK , CA , CO , ID , MA , ME , MT , NH , NM , NV , OR , UT , WA , WYCanada: SK
Growing Conditions
Soil pH: Alkaline (pH>7.2)CaCO3 Tolerance: High
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | UPL | UPL | UPL | FACU |
Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Additional resources
USDA: Find Taraxacum officinale ssp. ceratophorum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Taraxacum officinale ssp. ceratophorum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Taraxacum officinale ssp. ceratophorum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-27Research By: TWC Staff