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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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Bloom Information
Bloom Color: YellowBloom Time: Mar , Apr
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 |
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: 2022-03-09Research By: TWC Staff