Species
Dandelion
Taraxacum officinale group
Varieties
1 entriesDandelions form a perennial basal rosette and a deep taproot. Each hollow, leafless flowering stalk carries a yellow head made of many ray florets.
Botanical characteristics
After flowering, the familiar puffball consists of dry fruits with feathery pappus hairs that aid wind dispersal. Taraxacum officinale is widely used as a collective name.
Flower head and wind-dispersed fruit
Dandelion is the listed seed reference for a wholesale herb assortment.
At a glance
Species profile
Botanical details
- Botanical name
- Taraxacum officinale
- Common names
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- amargosa, blowball, common dandelion, dandelion, dente-de-leão, dente-de-leão-dos-jardins, faceclock, gewone paardenbloem, haakpaardebloem, kaninbla'er, lekkeblom, løvetann, moeraspaardenbloem, oranjegele paardenbloem, paardenbloem, pissenlit, pissenlit officinal, pissenlit vulgaire, saueblom, schraallandpaardenbloem, skabb, skabbær, skobbe, skæbbe, wiesenlöwenzahn, zandpaardenbloem, 서양민들레
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Species
- Taraxacum officinale