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Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg. ssp. ceratophorum (Ledeb.) Schinz ex Thell.
common dandelion

       
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Taraxacum ovinum

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Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg. ssp. ceratophorum (Ledeb.) Schinz ex Thell.

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Synonyms:
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg. ssp. ceratophorum (Ledeb.) Schinz ex Thell.

  TAAM2 Taraxacum ambigens Fernald
  TAAMF Taraxacum ambigens Fernald var. flutius Fernald
  TAAM3 Taraxacum amphiphron Böcher
  TAAR4 Taraxacum arctogenum Dahlst.
  TABR4 Taraxacum brachyceras Dahlst.
  TACA10 Taraxacum carthamopsis A.E. Porsild
  TACE Taraxacum ceratophorum (Ledeb.) DC.
  TADU Taraxacum dumetorum Greene
  TAEU Taraxacum eurylepium Dahlst.
  TAHY2 Taraxacum hyperboreum Dahlst.
  TAIN3 Taraxacum integratum G.E. Haglund
  TALA Taraxacum lacerum Greene
  TALA4 Taraxacum lapponicum Kihlm. ex Hand.-Maz.
  TALA7 Taraxacum latispinulosum M.P. Christ.
  TALA6 Taraxacum laurentianum Fernald
  TALO2 Taraxacum longii Fernald
  TAMA5 Taraxacum malteanum Dahlst.
  TAMA6 Taraxacum maurolepium G.E. Haglund
  TAMI4 Taraxacum mitratum G.E. Haglund
  TAMU2 Taraxacum multesimum G.E. Haglund
  TANA Taraxacum naevosum Dahlst.
  TAOV Taraxacum ovinum Rydb.
  TAPA7 Taraxacum paucisquamosum M. Peck
  TAPE3 Taraxacum pellianum A.E. Porsild
  TAPS Taraxacum pseudonorvegicum Dahlst.
  TAPU2 Taraxacum purpuridens Dahlst.
  TATO Taraxacum torngatense Fernald
  TATR Taraxacum trigonolobum Dahlst.
  TAUM Taraxacum umbrinum Dahlst.
 

Distribution:
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg. ssp. ceratophorum (Ledeb.) Schinz ex Thell.

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USA (AK, CA, CO, ID, MA, ME, MT, NH, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NF, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL)
 

Related Taxa:
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg. ssp. ceratophorum (Ledeb.) Schinz ex Thell.

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 9 species in Taraxacum, 2 subspecies in Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg.
 

Classification:
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg. ssp. ceratophorum (Ledeb.) Schinz ex Thell.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Asteridae
Order Asterales
Family Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus Taraxacum F.H. Wigg. – dandelion
Species Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg. – common dandelion
Subspecies Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg. ssp. ceratophorum (Ledeb.) Schinz ex Thell. – common dandelion
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg. ssp. ceratophorum (Ledeb.) Schinz ex Thell.

Taraxacum officinale
blowball
common dandelion
dandelion
faceclock

The related entities italicized and indented above 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        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky.
N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast. Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.
NE&GP        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.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
WSWS        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.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg. ssp. ceratophorum (Ledeb.) Schinz ex Thell.

Taraxacum officinale:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
UPL,FACW FACU- FACU FACU FACU FACU FACU+ FACU FACU+ FACU FACU FACU FACW UPL
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg. ssp. ceratophorum (Ledeb.) Schinz ex Thell.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524741.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

 
 
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