common dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Daisy family (Asteraceae) 6

Summary 7

Taraxacum officinale, the common dandelion (often simply called "dandelion"), is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant of the family Asteraceae (Compositae).

Learn more 6

Cornell Weed Identification, Cornell University.
Wisconsin Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Weed of the Month, Brooklyn Botanic Garden.

Sources and Credits

  1. (c) Cole Tiemann, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Cole Tiemann, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/22840605
  2. (c) winterling, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by winterling, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/101108721
  3. (c) mhalsted, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by mhalsted, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/179092029
  4. (c) Emily Scherer, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Emily Scherer, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/126303740
  5. (c) Thorsten Usée, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Thorsten Usée, https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25127629
  6. (c) Isaac Winkler, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)
  7. Adapted by Isaac Winkler from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taraxacum_officinale

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Flower hue yellow
Plant family Asteraceae