Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg.
common dandelion
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Dicot |
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Asteraceae |
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Perennial
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Forb/herb
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L48 |
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NI |
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HI |
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GL |
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Images:
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg.
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Distribution:
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg.
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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM) |
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Related Taxa:
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg.
View
477 genera in Asteraceae,
9 species in Taraxacum
or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
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Native
Introduced
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Classification:
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg.
Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS
Classification Report.
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U.S. Weed Information:
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg.
blowball
common dandelion
dandelion
faceclock
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant
may be known by one or more common names in different
places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym
to view each weed list, or click here for a
composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
KY |
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Haragan, P.D.
1991.
Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide.
The University Press of Kentucky.
Lexington, Kentucky.
278pp.
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N'EAST |
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Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso.
1997.
Weeds of the Northeast.
Cornell University Press.
Ithaca, New York.
397pp.
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Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick.
1994.
Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains.
Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry.
Lincoln, Nebraska.
589pp.
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Southern Weed Science Society.
1998.
Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM.
Southern Weed Science Society.
Champaign, Illinois.
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Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al.
1996.
Weeds of the West.
Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming.
Laramie, Wyoming.
630pp.
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Introduced Information:
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg.
This plant is introduced to the United States
from another country or countries. Click on link below for a
partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg.
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UPL,FACW |
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FACW |
UPL |
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
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More Accounts and Images:
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg.
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 36213.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.
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Related Web Sites:
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg.
Arizona: abstract & image of dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)
Manitoba Agriculture - Weeds in Crop Production: abstract & images
Purdue University, Botany Department: no-till abstract & images
Saskatchewan Agriculture and Food: weed identification
UC Davis, IPM: abstract & images
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