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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: Perennial
Habit: 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: Yellow
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug

Distribution

USA: AK , CA , CO , ID , MA , ME , MT , NH , NM , NV , OR , UT , WA , WY
Canada: 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

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

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 Plants
FNA: Find Taraxacum officinale ssp. ceratophorum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Taraxacum officinale ssp. ceratophorum

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-01-27
Research By: TWC Staff

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